When a Client Accuses a Counselor of Wrongdoing Through a Complaint

question 5

Multiple Choice

When a client accuses a counselor of wrongdoing through a complaint with the counselor's licensure board or through a malpractice law suit filed in court:

• A) the client automatically waives his or her privacy rights and the counselor can reveal private information related to providing counseling services to the client.
• B) the client's written permission must be obtained before the counselor can reveal private information related to providing counseling services to the client.
• C) counselors are barred from revealing any information about the client when defending themselves.
• D) counselors may reveal only information the client agreed may be revealed when defending themselves.
• E) counselors can use no information from the counseling relationship with the client in defending themselves.

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Definitions:

Illegal

Activities or actions that are prohibited by law or statute, and can lead to penalties or other legal consequences.

Endorsement For Deposit

A directive, usually on the back of a check, indicating that the check should be deposited into the account of the person named in the endorsement.

Restricts

Limits or confines actions, behaviors, or movements within certain parameters or conditions.

Unqualified Endorsements

Endorsements on negotiable instruments, such as checks, without any limitations, making the endorser fully liable.