Deck 15: Responsibilities for Self and Colleagues: Reporting, Recovery and Rehabilitation of Misconduct

Question 1

Describe at least three different ways that counselors and therapists can be held accountable for misconduct.

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Under what circumstances should a professional use informal remedies for a colleague's misconduct and when is a formal remedy more appropriate?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

If a clients asks for a brief idea of what is involved in filing an ethics complaint against another professional, what would you tell him or her exactly in no more than 8-10 sentences.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

What protects an ethical professional from the risk of unfounded ethics complaints being investigated by disciplinary bodies?

Question 5

How can a client best support a client who wishes to file a complaint against another professional (in the event that there is evidence that misconduct actually occurred).

Question 6

What should you do if an ethics complaint is filed against you? What actions should you avoid and why?

Question 7

Sua sponte means:

A) The professional agrees that the misconduct took place and asks the ethics committee to consider extenuating circumstances
B) The ethics committee dismisses a claim for insufficient evidence
C) The ethics committee acts against a professional independent of a claim by a consumer or other professional
D) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following situations is best suited to an informal intervention with a colleague for an unethical action?

A) The colleague was overheard by another professional discussing a case (without identifying information) in a restaurant while having lunch with his supervisor
B) Videotapes of clients in various stages of dress were found in the apartment of the colleague
C) The colleague was bragging about having devised a system for modifying client diagnoses in ways that do not accurately reflect the clients' problems to get additional reimbursement from an insurance agency
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 9

All of the following are true about the complaint process except:

A) Even in cases where there is a statute of limitations on complaints, that limitation can be waived under many circumstances if a client requests
B) Only clients and other professionals can file complaints against a counselor or therapist
C) The accused professional is typically allowed to hire a lawyer to accompany him or her to a hearing or to help with the documentation
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 10

The risk of a false claim against a professional is approximately:

A) 9% of the claims filed
B) Less than 1% of the claims filed
C) 4% of the claims filed
D) 21.4% of the claims filed

Question 11

A professional who is being investigated for an ethics complaint:

A) Cannot continue practicing until the complaint is successfully resolved if it involves a serious form of misconduct
B) Is not allowed to resign from membership in a professional organization
C) Must bring all client records to any hearing related to a client complaint
D) All of the above
E) None of the above