CBT Ethics & Professional Practice 4

Question 1

A CBT therapist wants to use a client's case (with details changed) in a published article. What is the minimum ethical requirement?

Accepted Answer

Obtain the client's written informed consent or disguise identifying information sufficiently

Answer

Using client material for publication requires either explicit informed consent or sufficient disguise of identifying information to protect confidentiality.

Question 2

Which of the following represents an appropriate fee arrangement in CBT practice?

Accepted Answer

Setting fees collaboratively and transparently based on services and the client's ability to pay

Answer

Ethical fee arrangements involve transparency, consistency, and consideration of the client's financial situation; contingency fees and exploitative bartering are prohibited.

Question 3

A CBT trainee is providing therapy under supervision. Who bears primary ethical and legal responsibility for the client's welfare?

Accepted Answer

The licensed supervisor who oversees the trainee's work

Answer

Licensed supervisors bear vicarious liability and primary ethical responsibility for clients seen by supervisees under their oversight.

Question 4

A client is voluntarily hospitalized and requests that their CBT therapist not contact their family. The family then calls the therapist in a panic. The therapist should:

Accepted Answer

Follow the client's directive and not disclose information without the client's consent

Answer

A competent adult client's directive to maintain confidentiality must be respected even in voluntary hospitalization, unless there is an imminent safety exception.

Question 5

What is the ethical obligation regarding documentation of CBT session notes?

Accepted Answer

Notes must be maintained accurately, securely, and in sufficient detail to support continuity of care

Answer

Ethical and legal standards require therapists to maintain accurate, timely, and secure records that document treatment and support continuity of care.

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CBT Ethics & Professional Practice 4