Child Life Exam Child Life Professional Ethics and Boundaries 2

Question 1

A child life specialist realizes they are becoming emotionally over-invested in a particular patient's case, thinking about the child constantly outside of work. The MOST professional response is to:

Accepted Answer

Seek supervision and develop a plan to maintain professional boundaries while ensuring continuity of care

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Continue providing care since strong feelings show dedication

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Immediately transfer all care to a colleague without explanation

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Ignore the feelings and hope they go away naturally

Question 2

A parent asks the child life specialist for their personal cell phone number 'in case they need to reach someone at night.' The specialist should:

Accepted Answer

Politely decline and provide appropriate after-hours hospital resources and contact information

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Give the number since the family might need support after hours

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Give a fake number to avoid confrontation

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Report the parent for crossing boundaries

Question 3

A child life specialist is asked by a medical resident to help restrain a child for a blood draw, stating 'We just need to hold the kid down and get it done.' The MOST ethical response is to:

Accepted Answer

Advocate for the child by explaining comfort positioning options and requesting a brief pause for coping preparation

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Comply with the request to maintain a good relationship with the medical team

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Refuse to participate and leave the room

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Report the resident to the hospital ethics committee immediately

Question 4

Regarding confidentiality, which situation REQUIRES the child life specialist to share information without parental consent?

Accepted Answer

A child discloses that a family member is physically abusing them

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A child mentions they don't like the hospital food

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A child says they are scared of needles

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A parent asks the specialist not to tell the child about an upcoming procedure

Question 5

The Child Life Code of Ethics addresses the issue of professional competence by requiring child life specialists to:

Accepted Answer

Recognize the limits of their competence and seek additional training, supervision, or referral when needed

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Only work with populations they have been specifically trained for, refusing all other patients

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Claim expertise in all areas of child development and family support

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Avoid learning new skills to stay within their original training scope

Question 6

A child life specialist receives a gift from a grateful family after their child's discharge. According to professional ethics, the BEST approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Follow institutional policy on gift acceptance, which typically allows small tokens of appreciation while declining substantial gifts

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Accept any gift regardless of value since it would be rude to refuse

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Refuse all gifts categorically and express displeasure at the gesture

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Accept the gift and ask for additional gifts from other families

A child life specialist realizes they are becoming emotionally over-invested in a particular patient's case, thinking about the child constantly outside of work.The MOST professional response is to:

A child life specialist realizes they are becoming emotionally over-invested in a particular patient's case, thinking about the child constantly outside of work.
The MOST professional response is to: