The Most Recent Extension of the Tarasoff Ruling (2004)states

question 2

Multiple Choice

The most recent extension of the Tarasoff ruling (2004) states

• A)that therapists no longer have a duty to warn possible victims except in cases where the patient has explicitly described the means he/she would use to commit the violence.
• B)that therapists have a duty to warn a possible victim if the threat is reported by a family member of the patient.
• C)the duty to warn only extends to licensed clinical psychologists and not to social workers or other types of mental health workers.
• D)that therapists have a duty to warn a possible victim if the threat is reported by a friend or co-worker of the patient.

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