It Is Not Ethical to Refer Clients

question 11

Multiple Choice

It is not ethical to refer clients:

• A) when the client's issue is out of the counselor's scope of work.
• B) when the client requests a referral.
• C) when the client no longer advances in treatment over a long period of time.
• D) based solely on a difference of values between the counselor and the client.

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Definitions:

Safety

The condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.

Self-actualization

A psychological concept referring to an individual achieving their full potential, fulfilling creative abilities, and seeking personal growth.

Social

Relating to society or its organization.

Maslow Hierarchy

A theory of human motivation that ranks human needs in a pyramid structure, from basic physiological needs at the bottom to self-actualization at the top.