Author Question: As a therapist, you are obliged to maintain confidentiality because you have an ethical obligation ... (Read 86 times)

vinney12 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

As a therapist, you are obliged to maintain confidentiality because you have an ethical obligation not to reveal a patient's private communication during therapy. What is an exception to this rule?

a. hiding assets during a divorce
b. anger toward others
c. suspected illegal activity
d. suspected cases of child abuse

Question 2

In Osheroff vs. Chestnut Lodge, Dr. Osheroff successfully sued Chestnut Lodge for a variety of reasons, including:

a. failure to offer him informed consent about treatment alternatives.
b. the refusal to allow him to prescribe off-label medications to his patients.
c. that the hospital's provided treatment was not consistent with the type of theoretical orientation it advertised.
d. that he was subjected to electroshock therapy without his consent.