CBIS Ethical Standards and Practice 4

Question 1

A CBIS specialist's social media post inadvertently reveals enough details to identify a brain injury client. The immediate ethical priority is to:

Accepted Answer

Delete the post and notify the client and supervisor

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Leave the post up to avoid drawing attention to it

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Only remove the post if the client complains

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Report the breach only at annual review

Question 2

The ethical principle of 'justice' in brain injury care most directly requires that:

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Resources and services be distributed fairly without discrimination

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Services be provided only to clients who can afford to pay

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All clients receive identical treatment regardless of individual needs

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Legal standards always take precedence over clinical judgment

Question 3

A CBIS professional is treating a client who discloses ongoing domestic violence at home. The professional's ethical obligation includes:

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Assessing safety, providing resources, and following mandatory reporting laws if applicable

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Keeping the disclosure strictly confidential with no further action

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Immediately removing the client from the home

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Referring the client to a different specialist immediately

Question 4

Which of the following represents a 'boundary crossing' rather than a 'boundary violation' in CBIS practice?

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Accepting a small homemade gift from a client at the holidays after careful consideration

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A sexual relationship with a current client

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Billing a client for a session that did not occur

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Sharing a client's records without consent

Question 5

A newly certified CBIS professional realizes they lack competence in a specialized area needed by their current caseload. The ethical action is to:

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Seek supervision, additional training, or refer clients to a qualified professional

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Continue providing services while self-studying

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Inform clients they must wait until the specialist gains competence

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Expand scope informally without credential update

Question 6

When a brain injury client with communication deficits cannot verbally express preferences, the CBIS professional should:

Accepted Answer

Use augmentative communication supports to maximize client participation in decisions

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Defer entirely to the family without client involvement

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Document that consent is impossible and proceed without it

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Treat the client as legally incompetent automatically

Question 7

A CBIS professional serves on a research team studying TBI outcomes. Ethical research practice requires that client participants:

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Provide voluntary informed consent separate from their treatment consent

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Be enrolled automatically as part of standard treatment

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Remain anonymous from the treating clinician only

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Receive compensation only if the study produces positive results