Gerry Grossman Practice Exams, 2026 – Comprehensive
Law & Ethics Review
Legally, does an agreement in fees or informed consent ethically need to be in writing? - correct
answer ✔✔ While fees need to be a legal agreement and put into writing, informed consent
does not.
When would you report elder abuse to law enforcement? - correct answer ✔✔ The report to
law enforcement in the absence of serious bodily harm would occur if the elder is physically
abused in a long-term care setting. In this case, the elder is living at home.
Does Tarasoff apply to 3rd parties? - correct answer ✔✔ Maintaining confidentiality is the legal
obligation that pertains to this situation: This item evaluates your awareness of the legal issue of
confidentiality as it applies to potential acts of violence by a person who is a 3rd party (i.e. not
your client).
Taping session in response to child abuse case - correct answer ✔✔ Refusing to tape the session
would occur because it is illegal to tape a session without consent from the person you are
recording. You would refuse on those grounds, rather than the fact that you must not act as a
child abuse investigator.
Do step parents or lawyers have the legal standing to authorize psychotherapy treatment? -
correct answer ✔✔ Step-parents have no legal standing to authorize treatment of a step-child
unless they sign a Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit swearing that they are raising the child in
the absence of a parent or legal guardian. Foster children are assigned lawyers to act in their
best interests, and it is typically the lawyer who would authorize the psychological treatment of
a foster child.
Can I talk to parents in the case of a minor clients emergency without informed consent? -
correct answer ✔✔ Yea
, Authorizations to release information forms must be separate from informed consent and any
other information - correct answer ✔✔ True
"Consent to treat" or obtaining consent to treat are for minors and are a legal obligation. It
would not be included in the ethical obligation of informed consent document - correct answer
✔✔ True
It's ethical to first tell client what you'll share with a 3rd party who has a release of information -
correct answer ✔✔
Clients have the right to such information as where the provider went to graduate school, how
long the counselor has been licensed, and if there are any areas of expertise and training. -
correct answer ✔✔
Legal standards do not require that you inform clients of the limits of confidentiality. Informing
clients of the limits of confidentiality is an ethical obligation. Howvmever, maintaining
confidentiality is a legal obligation. - correct answer ✔✔
Explaining the benefits and limitations of counseling is part of informed consent - correct
answer ✔✔
Josh telling you about domestic violence between his parents would not necessarily be
reportable. It is not clear that the children witnessed the spousal abuse since it occurred alone
in the bedroom, and/or that they had any emotional distress specific to it. - correct answer ✔✔
client who cannot access food and housing due to mental illness, such as psychosis (auditory
hallucinations), would be considered gravely disabled. - correct answer ✔✔
Obtaining consent is a legal issue, not an ethical one. - correct answer ✔✔
Law & Ethics Review
Legally, does an agreement in fees or informed consent ethically need to be in writing? - correct
answer ✔✔ While fees need to be a legal agreement and put into writing, informed consent
does not.
When would you report elder abuse to law enforcement? - correct answer ✔✔ The report to
law enforcement in the absence of serious bodily harm would occur if the elder is physically
abused in a long-term care setting. In this case, the elder is living at home.
Does Tarasoff apply to 3rd parties? - correct answer ✔✔ Maintaining confidentiality is the legal
obligation that pertains to this situation: This item evaluates your awareness of the legal issue of
confidentiality as it applies to potential acts of violence by a person who is a 3rd party (i.e. not
your client).
Taping session in response to child abuse case - correct answer ✔✔ Refusing to tape the session
would occur because it is illegal to tape a session without consent from the person you are
recording. You would refuse on those grounds, rather than the fact that you must not act as a
child abuse investigator.
Do step parents or lawyers have the legal standing to authorize psychotherapy treatment? -
correct answer ✔✔ Step-parents have no legal standing to authorize treatment of a step-child
unless they sign a Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit swearing that they are raising the child in
the absence of a parent or legal guardian. Foster children are assigned lawyers to act in their
best interests, and it is typically the lawyer who would authorize the psychological treatment of
a foster child.
Can I talk to parents in the case of a minor clients emergency without informed consent? -
correct answer ✔✔ Yea
, Authorizations to release information forms must be separate from informed consent and any
other information - correct answer ✔✔ True
"Consent to treat" or obtaining consent to treat are for minors and are a legal obligation. It
would not be included in the ethical obligation of informed consent document - correct answer
✔✔ True
It's ethical to first tell client what you'll share with a 3rd party who has a release of information -
correct answer ✔✔
Clients have the right to such information as where the provider went to graduate school, how
long the counselor has been licensed, and if there are any areas of expertise and training. -
correct answer ✔✔
Legal standards do not require that you inform clients of the limits of confidentiality. Informing
clients of the limits of confidentiality is an ethical obligation. Howvmever, maintaining
confidentiality is a legal obligation. - correct answer ✔✔
Explaining the benefits and limitations of counseling is part of informed consent - correct
answer ✔✔
Josh telling you about domestic violence between his parents would not necessarily be
reportable. It is not clear that the children witnessed the spousal abuse since it occurred alone
in the bedroom, and/or that they had any emotional distress specific to it. - correct answer ✔✔
client who cannot access food and housing due to mental illness, such as psychosis (auditory
hallucinations), would be considered gravely disabled. - correct answer ✔✔
Obtaining consent is a legal issue, not an ethical one. - correct answer ✔✔
