A trauma-focused clinician working with first responders learns that a PTSD client is currently on active duty carrying a firearm. The clinician's MOST important ethical obligation is to:
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A
Immediately contact the client's employer without consent
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B
Conduct a thorough risk assessment and document clinical reasoning
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C
Refuse to treat any armed first responders as a precaution
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D
Disclose the PTSD diagnosis to the client's supervisor