Author Question: From a legal perspective, mental health professionals are expected to_______________ clients who are ... (Read 72 times)

kellyjaisingh · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

From a legal perspective, mental health professionals are expected to_______________ clients who are exploring the option of abortion, and if they fail to do so, clients can take legal action against them for negligence.

a. impose their own values on
b. exercise reasonable care with
c. self disclose about their personal experiences with making difficult decisions with
d. impose the counseling professions values on

Question 2

When contemplating whether or not to refer a client, helping professionals should keep which of the following points in mind?

a. It can be very burdensome to clients to be saddled with their therapists disclosure of not being able to get beyond value differences.
b. Disagreeing with a client or not liking what a client is proposing to do is ethical grounds for a referral.
c. Counseling entails working with clients within the framework of the counselors value system; thus, clients whose values differ from their counselors values need to take the initiative to ask for a referral.
d. The authors believe that referrals are not made often enough.