Author Question: A client has a young son who plays on the same Little League team as the child of a male clinician. ... (Read 92 times)

stock · **on:** Jul 6, 2018

A client has a young son who plays on the same Little League team as the child of a
male clinician. How should the supervisor provide guidance about how to handle this
situation?

A. Discuss how the clinician can set clear boundaries between his personal and
professional role.
B. Direct the clinician to refer the client to another therapist because such dual
relationships are unethical.
C. Encourage the clinician to expand the relationship because the young boy
needs a male role model.
D. Advise the clinician to transfer his son to another team to avoid any conflict of
interest.

Question 2

Alicia tried to spare Norton's feelings by terminating him during a private
conversation. She was shocked when he then filed a sexual harassment claim
against her. What should Alicia learn from this experience?

A. Have a witness to the conversation when you fire someone.
B. Supervisors cannot legally fire those who reject their sexual advances.
C. Supervisors can try to be considerate, but nothing makes it easy to be fired.
D. When a fired employee is likely to retaliate, the supervisor should get her side
of the story out first.