QASP LEGAL ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS EXAM 2026 ACTUAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED A+
◉ The Certificant's Responsibility to Individuals Receiving Services
include: Answer: • 2.1 Maintaining Confidentiality
• 2.2 Obligations as a Mandated Reporter
◉ The Ethical Conduct for Providing Services includes: Answer: 3.1
Adherence to Code of Ethics
3.2 Ethical Dilemmas
◉ What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Protability and Accountatbility)?
Answer: • A federal law that restricts an entity's ability to disclose and/or
protect health information.
• It protects a person's Personal Health Information (PHI) including
medical records by providing both ELECTRONIC and PHYSICAL
security for a person's records.
◉ How can you protect a client's information? Answer: • Double lock
physical records
• Use codes and initials to refer to clients
• Refrain from sharing photos, videos, or stories on social media
• Discuss confidentiality at the OUTSET of services
, ◉ You should always keep a client's personal health information
confidential EXCEPT when: Answer: - Child abuse or neglect
- Imminent severe harm to another person
- Imminent severe harm to the individual client
◉ What is Privileged Information? Answer: Secret information that is
legally protected so that it does not need to be given to the public.
This refers to the disclosure of confidential information in court or
during other legal proceedings.
◉ Disclosure of privileged information may also be permissible when:
Answer: - A client threatens to commit suicide
- Information is shared in the presence of a third party
- Client a minor and the subject of a custody dispute
- Is (or has been) involved in criminal activity
◉ Duty to Warn Answer: • Refers to the responsibility you have to warn
third parties if the client poses a threat to themselves or others.
• Example: If the client threatens to cause harm to their sibling, your
duty to warn, means you will let mother or authorities know.
◉ Duty to Protect Answer: • Refers to the responsibility to protect
clients and others from foreseeable harm.
CONSIDERATIONS EXAM 2026 ACTUAL PAPER
SOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED A+
◉ The Certificant's Responsibility to Individuals Receiving Services
include: Answer: • 2.1 Maintaining Confidentiality
• 2.2 Obligations as a Mandated Reporter
◉ The Ethical Conduct for Providing Services includes: Answer: 3.1
Adherence to Code of Ethics
3.2 Ethical Dilemmas
◉ What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Protability and Accountatbility)?
Answer: • A federal law that restricts an entity's ability to disclose and/or
protect health information.
• It protects a person's Personal Health Information (PHI) including
medical records by providing both ELECTRONIC and PHYSICAL
security for a person's records.
◉ How can you protect a client's information? Answer: • Double lock
physical records
• Use codes and initials to refer to clients
• Refrain from sharing photos, videos, or stories on social media
• Discuss confidentiality at the OUTSET of services
, ◉ You should always keep a client's personal health information
confidential EXCEPT when: Answer: - Child abuse or neglect
- Imminent severe harm to another person
- Imminent severe harm to the individual client
◉ What is Privileged Information? Answer: Secret information that is
legally protected so that it does not need to be given to the public.
This refers to the disclosure of confidential information in court or
during other legal proceedings.
◉ Disclosure of privileged information may also be permissible when:
Answer: - A client threatens to commit suicide
- Information is shared in the presence of a third party
- Client a minor and the subject of a custody dispute
- Is (or has been) involved in criminal activity
◉ Duty to Warn Answer: • Refers to the responsibility you have to warn
third parties if the client poses a threat to themselves or others.
• Example: If the client threatens to cause harm to their sibling, your
duty to warn, means you will let mother or authorities know.
◉ Duty to Protect Answer: • Refers to the responsibility to protect
clients and others from foreseeable harm.
