LPCC Emergency Response Procedures 2

Question 1

A client discloses they have a specific plan to overdose on medications tonight. Which action should the LPCC take FIRST?

Accepted Answer

Assess the lethality of the plan including means access and timeline

Answer

Before any intervention, the clinician must conduct a thorough lethality assessment including the specificity of the plan, access to means, and intended timeline.

Question 2

During a home-based therapy session, a client's spouse becomes verbally threatening toward the counselor. What is the MOST appropriate immediate response?

Accepted Answer

Calmly exit the home and contact your supervisor

Answer

Clinician safety is the immediate priority; the counselor should leave the threatening environment and then contact a supervisor to coordinate next steps.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the 'means restriction counseling' component of suicide safety planning?

Accepted Answer

Educating clients and support persons about reducing access to lethal means

Answer

Means restriction counseling involves collaborating with clients and their support network to limit access to firearms, medications, and other lethal means during a crisis period.

Question 4

A client who was involuntarily hospitalized last week calls to express anger about the experience and says, 'You betrayed me.' How should the LPCC respond?

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge the client's feelings and explore the impact on the therapeutic relationship

Answer

Validating the client's emotional experience and exploring the rupture in the therapeutic alliance is the most therapeutically sound response to foster continued engagement.

Question 5

A school-based LPCC learns a student has been making veiled online statements about 'ending it all.' Who must be notified according to standard emergency protocols?

Accepted Answer

Parents or guardians and the school threat assessment team

Answer

School-based crisis protocols require notifying parents or guardians and activating the school's threat assessment team to coordinate a response.

(LPCC) Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors Certification Practice Test

(LPCC) Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors Certification Practice Test

LPCC Emergency Response Procedures 2