CBHCM Professional Ethics and Responsibilities 3

Question 1

A case manager is treating a client who also happens to be a personal acquaintance. This situation represents which type of ethical concern?

Accepted Answer

Dual relationship conflict

Answer

A dual relationship occurs when a professional has both a personal and professional relationship with a client, which can compromise objectivity and professional judgment.

Question 2

Informed consent for behavioral health services must include which of the following elements?

Accepted Answer

The nature of services, risks, benefits, alternatives, and the right to withdraw consent

Answer

Valid informed consent requires disclosure of the nature of treatment, risks and benefits, available alternatives, and the client's right to withdraw at any time.

Question 3

When a client's treatment goals conflict with the goals established by their insurance payer, the case manager's primary obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Advocate for clinically appropriate services while working within payer requirements

Answer

Case managers must advocate for clinically necessary care while navigating payer limitations, keeping the client's clinical needs as the priority.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes 'scope of practice' for a behavioral health case manager?

Accepted Answer

The range of professional activities authorized by training, licensure, and organizational policy

Answer

Scope of practice defines the boundaries of professional activities a case manager is qualified and authorized to perform based on education, training, and credentialing.

Question 5

A case manager learns that a client plans to harm a specific identifiable third party. Under the Tarasoff duty-to-warn principle, the case manager must:

Accepted Answer

Warn the intended victim and notify law enforcement

Answer

The Tarasoff ruling established that mental health professionals have a duty to protect identifiable third parties when a client makes a credible threat of harm.

(CBHCM) Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager Practice Test

(CBHCM) Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager Practice Test

CBHCM Professional Ethics and Responsibilities 3