CBT-I Ethical Standards & Professional Practice 5

Question 1

A CBT-I practitioner is invited to speak at a conference sponsored by a pharmaceutical company that manufactures sleep aids. Ethical practice requires:

Accepted Answer

Disclosing the sponsorship relationship to the audience and ensuring content integrity is maintained

Answer

Transparency about financial relationships with industry sponsors is an ethical obligation; disclosure allows audiences to weigh potential bias.

Question 2

When a CBT-I client presents with active suicidal ideation during treatment, the practitioner's primary ethical obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Conduct a thorough safety assessment and implement an appropriate crisis intervention plan

Answer

Active suicidal ideation requires immediate safety assessment and crisis intervention regardless of the primary treatment modality, prioritizing client safety above protocol adherence.

Question 3

A CBT-I trainee asks their supervisor to sign off on a session the supervisor did not observe or review. The ethical issue is:

Accepted Answer

Fraudulent documentation and violation of supervisory responsibility

Answer

Supervisors attesting to sessions they did not review constitutes documentation fraud and abdicates their ethical and legal duty to ensure client welfare under supervision.

Question 4

A client asks whether the practitioner has ever personally suffered from insomnia. The most ethically appropriate response is:

Accepted Answer

Use professional judgment to determine whether limited self-disclosure would serve the client's therapeutic needs

Answer

Self-disclosure decisions in therapy should be guided by whether the disclosure serves the client's interests, not the practitioner's comfort or desire for relatability.

Question 5

A practitioner using a group CBT-I format must address confidentiality by:

Accepted Answer

Establishing explicit confidentiality agreements among group members and explaining their limits

Answer

Group confidentiality requires clear agreements about expectations, but practitioners must acknowledge they cannot guarantee that all members will honor those agreements.

(CBT-I) CBT Insomnia Certification Practice Test

(CBT-I) CBT Insomnia Certification Practice Test

CBT-I Ethical Standards & Professional Practice 5