Joe has a counseling practice and is also teaching psychology part-time at a university. He is well-liked and trusted by students and some have asked for private counseling. Joe has decided to wait until semester break before taking them on as clients. Joe would be:

A common reaction of therapists who realize that they have sexual feelings towards their clients is to:

A school counselor was working with Quan, whose presenting problem was anxiety pertaining to academic success in college. This was within the scope of the school counselor’s training. However, during the course of therapy, Quan became very depressed and engaged in self-­mutilation and other forms of self­-destructive behavior. Quan’s counselor recognized that these symptoms and behaviors reflected a problem area that was outside the scope of his practice. Ethical practice required that the school counselor:

The intended victim’s knowledge of a threat does NOT relieve therapists of the duty to protect, as can be seen by the decision in:

According to professional codes of ethics, sexual relationships between client and counselor are considered to be ethical under which of the following circumstances?

                     are essentially the same as psychotherapy notes. They address the client’s transference reactions and the therapist’s subjective impressions of the client.

                              is at the core of effective therapy; it is the counselor’s ethical duty to protect private client communication.

James is in court facing drug-related charges and his therapist was subpoenaed to testify in court regarding any discriminating evidence concerning the case. His therapist came to court but refused to answer questions regarding the case or produce James’s records. The therapist used the following legal concept to protect himself from forced disclosure:

                                 is/are not reserved exclusively for the irresponsible practitioner. Clients may make allegations of unethical conduct or file a legal claim due to negligence, even though the counselor may have acted ethically and appropriately.

The definition of a minor varies from state to state; however: