Ethical Guidelines Regarding Confidentiality Require That Counselors Do NOT

question 25

Multiple Choice

Ethical guidelines regarding confidentiality require that counselors do NOT:

• A) allow clerical assistants to handle confidential information.
• B) use client records to consult with experts or peers.
• C) use client case studies to teach or write books,even when their clients' identities are disguised.
• D) disclose client information unless there is clear and imminent danger to the client or others or when legal requirements demand that confidential information be revealed.

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Definitions:

Plan of Care

A detailed plan developed by healthcare providers that outlines the patient's treatments, services, and support for managing a specific health condition or for achieving certain health objectives.

Desired Outcome

The specific, intended result or effect of an action, intervention, or plan.

Nauseated

Feeling sick with an inclination to vomit.

Sensory Deficit

A condition resulting from impairment of one or more of the senses, leading to difficulties in receiving and interpreting sensory information.