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Ethics for California Marriage and Family Therapists

1. Marriage and family therapists must avoid dual relationships with patients, as all dual relationships are unethical.

A. True

B. False


2. Sexual intercourse, sexual contact, or sexual intimacy with a patient, or a patient’s spouse or partner, or a patient’s immediate family member, during the therapeutic relationship, or during the _____ following the termination of the therapeutic relationship, is unethical.

A. 6 months

B. 1 year

C. 2 years

D. 5 years


3. Marriage and family therapists do not maintain therapeutic relationships solely for financial gain.

A. True

B. False


4. Marriage and family therapists are encouraged to inform patients as to all of the following exceptions to confidentiality, except for:

A. Possible transferral to others of a sexually transmitted disease

B. Child abuse reporting

C. Elder and dependent adult abuse reporting

D. Patients dangerous to themselves or others


5. Marriage and family therapists are within their rights to withhold patient records and information solely because the therapists has not been paid for prior professional services.

A. True

B. False


6. In the interest of their patients, marriage and family therapists should limit their discussions of treatment alternatives to what is covered by third-party payers.

A. True

B. False


7. Marriage and family therapists provide services by Internet or other electronic media to patients located only in jurisdictions where the therapist may lawfully provide such services.

A. True

B. False


8. Which of the following is considered unethical?

A. Provision of therapy to students or supervisees.

B. Sexual intercourse with students or supervisees.

C. Engaging in a business venture with a supervisee.

D. Provision of therapy, sexual intercourse, and/or engaging in a business venture with a student or supervisee are all unethical behaviors.


9. Marriage and family therapists may file or encourage the filing of ethics or other complaints that they know, or reasonably should know, are frivolous.

A. True

B. False


10. Researchers are especially sensitive to the possibility of diminished consent when participants:

A. Are also receiving clinical services.

B. Have impairments which limit understanding and/or communication.

C. Are children.

D. Researchers are especially sensitive to the possibility of diminished consent when participants are also receiving clinical services, have impairments which limit understanding and/or communication, or are children.


11. Marriage and family therapists are encouraged to participate in activities that contribute to a better community and society, including devoting a portion of their professional activity to services for which there is little or no financial return.

A. True

B. False


12. All of the following describe statements that are false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive, except for:

A. It contains a material misrepresentation of fact.

B. It does not provide any and all negative consequences that could ensue.

C. It fails to state any material fact necessary to make the statement, in light of all circumstances, not misleading.

D. It is intended to or is likely to create an unjustified expectation.


13. CAMFT clinical, associate, and prelicensed members may identify such membership in CAMFT in public information or advertising materials, but they must clearly and accurately represent whether they are clinical, associate, or prelicensed members.

A. True

B. False


14. Marriage and family therapists may not use the initials CAMFT following their name in the manner of an academic degree.

A. True

B. False


15. All of the following apply to complaints, except for:

A. All complaints must be in writing.

B. Complaints must be signed by the complainant and accompanied by the complainant’s address and other contact information.

C. Complaints may be submitted anonymously.

D. The Ethics Committee may, in its discretion, determine that a complaint should not be acted upon because the events complained about occurred too far in the past.


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