Your client has just admitted to you that she intends to run her car into her ex-husband's house,hopefully as he answers the door.As a result of which court decision are you now required to warn him of her intent?

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The Tarasoff case established the duty to warn and protect third parties from acts of violence by a client. If a client expresses a serious and imminent threat of harm to an identifiable third party, the therapist has a legal and ethical responsibility to take reasonable steps to warn and protect that person. In this case, the client's admission that she intends to run her car into her ex-husband's house qualifies as a serious and imminent threat of harm, thus requiring the therapist to warn the ex-husband.

Your Client Has Just Admitted to You That She Intends