LPCC Safety and Infection Control 3

Question 1

A counselor inadvertently leaves a client chart visible on a shared computer screen in a break room. This situation MOST directly violates which standard?

Accepted Answer

HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules

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Duty to warn regulations

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Mandatory reporting requirements

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Professional licensing standards

Question 2

When a client with severe agoraphobia requires home-based services, the counselor's safety planning should ADDITIONALLY include:

Accepted Answer

Notifying the agency of the home visit location and expected return time

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Limiting sessions to 30 minutes to reduce exposure risk

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Requiring a family member to be present during all sessions

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Conducting all sessions outdoors to reduce infection risk

Question 3

A client infected with MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) attends an outpatient session. Which infection control measure is MOST appropriate for the counselor?

Accepted Answer

Follow contact precautions including hand hygiene and avoiding contact with wound drainage

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Refuse to see the client until they receive medical clearance

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Wear an N95 respirator mask throughout the session

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Conduct the session outdoors to prevent airborne transmission

Question 4

Under which circumstance would a counselor be MOST justified in breaking confidentiality without client consent?

Accepted Answer

A client makes a specific, credible threat to harm an identifiable person

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A client expresses passive suicidal ideation with no plan or intent

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A client discloses past marijuana use that is illegal in the state

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A client admits to having an extramarital affair

Question 5

A counselor's office is in a shared building where the waiting room is used by multiple practitioners. To protect client privacy, the counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Use a white noise machine outside the office door and avoid discussing client details in shared spaces

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Ask clients to wait in their cars until called

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Post a privacy notice in the lobby and consider this sufficient

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Conduct intake assessments via email before the first visit

Question 6

Which of the following represents an evidence-based approach to assessing a client's suicide risk?

Accepted Answer

Using a structured assessment tool such as the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

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Relying primarily on the client's verbal denial of suicidal intent

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Asking the client to complete a written no-harm contract

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Deferring risk assessment to the client's psychiatrist

Question 7

A counselor who works with trauma survivors learns a client's abuser lives nearby and has made implicit threats. The MOST appropriate response regarding counselor safety includes:

Accepted Answer

Consulting with a supervisor and implementing office safety protocols such as secure entry procedures

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Sharing the abuser's identity with other clients as a community warning

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Confronting the abuser directly to establish firm boundaries

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Relocating the office immediately to another part of the city