LAW AND ETHICS - 25 QUESTION
PRACTICE QUIZ WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026
ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. A new client presents with symptoms including frequent crying spells, insomnia,
hopelessness, weight gain, anhedonia, and thoughts of suicide. The client is different
from the LMFT assessing him in many ways, including age, marital status, parental status
(the client has two children, the LFMT has none) and even hobbies (the client is involved
in sports, while the therapist enjoys knitting). How should the LMFT proceed?
A. Refer the client out based on their demographic differences.
B. Recognize the limitations of their scope of competence and seek out training
related to parents, married clients, and the role of sports in mental health.
C. No action is called for; proceed with assessment and treatment.
D. Review and discuss the clinical implications of all known differences. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-C. No action is called for; proceed with assessment and treatment
2. An associate MFT is working for an LMFT in private practice. The Associate is interested
in practicing via telehealth at some point in the future, and has a number of questions
about applicable laws and regulations. The supervisor is not familiar with the current
legal rules surrounding telehealth care. Ethically, the supervisor should:
A. Direct the supervisee to research their specific questions, and report back to the
supervisor on what they find.
B. Seek out a training course on current state laws and regulations for telehealth
care, and inform the associate of what they learned int he course.
C. Discontinue the supervision relationship and refer the associate to a supervisor
who practices via telehealth.
D. Inform the supervisee in writing that it is the supervises sole responsibility to
ensure legal compliance with telehealth rules. - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. Seek out
, a training course on current state laws and regulations for telehealth care, and
inform the associate of what they learned in the course.
3. After several months of therapy, a client and their MFT decide together that treatment
has been successful and it is time to move toward termination. They have a couple of
sessions focused on carrying the client's gains forward. At what was supposed to be the
final session, the client expresses hesitation, and says that they would rather keep
coming to therapy indefinitely. How can the MFT best manage their ethical responsibility
in this case?
A. Agree to a limited number of additional sessions, and amend the treatment plan.
B. Gradually increase the client's fee as a behavioral nudge toward termination.
C. Agree to continue therapy indefinitely, as long as the client wants it.
D. Assess whether there is any potential benefit to additional sessions, and if not,
proceed with termination. - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. Assess whether thera is any
potential benefit to additional sessions, and if not, proceed with termination.
4. An MFT becomes seriously ill and is hospitalized, with the expectation that the
hospitalization will be long-term. The MFT is suffering serious pain and difficulty with
cognition due to the combination of medications the MFT is being given. The MFT has an
active caseload of about 20 clients, some of whom are at risk for going into crisis and
require regular contact under the circumstances, the MFT should:
A. Conduct telehealth sessions from the MFT's hospital room until the clients can be
transferred.
B. Authorize another qualified clinician to access client records and coordinate
continuity of care.
C. Sell the MFT's practice, including its current active caseload, and inform clients in
writing that as of the sale date, they will be attending sessions with the new
practice owner.
D. Send a letter to each client releasing them from the MFT's case and closing their
cases - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. Authorize another qualified clinician to access
client records and coordinate continuity of care.
PRACTICE QUIZ WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026
ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. A new client presents with symptoms including frequent crying spells, insomnia,
hopelessness, weight gain, anhedonia, and thoughts of suicide. The client is different
from the LMFT assessing him in many ways, including age, marital status, parental status
(the client has two children, the LFMT has none) and even hobbies (the client is involved
in sports, while the therapist enjoys knitting). How should the LMFT proceed?
A. Refer the client out based on their demographic differences.
B. Recognize the limitations of their scope of competence and seek out training
related to parents, married clients, and the role of sports in mental health.
C. No action is called for; proceed with assessment and treatment.
D. Review and discuss the clinical implications of all known differences. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-C. No action is called for; proceed with assessment and treatment
2. An associate MFT is working for an LMFT in private practice. The Associate is interested
in practicing via telehealth at some point in the future, and has a number of questions
about applicable laws and regulations. The supervisor is not familiar with the current
legal rules surrounding telehealth care. Ethically, the supervisor should:
A. Direct the supervisee to research their specific questions, and report back to the
supervisor on what they find.
B. Seek out a training course on current state laws and regulations for telehealth
care, and inform the associate of what they learned int he course.
C. Discontinue the supervision relationship and refer the associate to a supervisor
who practices via telehealth.
D. Inform the supervisee in writing that it is the supervises sole responsibility to
ensure legal compliance with telehealth rules. - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. Seek out
, a training course on current state laws and regulations for telehealth care, and
inform the associate of what they learned in the course.
3. After several months of therapy, a client and their MFT decide together that treatment
has been successful and it is time to move toward termination. They have a couple of
sessions focused on carrying the client's gains forward. At what was supposed to be the
final session, the client expresses hesitation, and says that they would rather keep
coming to therapy indefinitely. How can the MFT best manage their ethical responsibility
in this case?
A. Agree to a limited number of additional sessions, and amend the treatment plan.
B. Gradually increase the client's fee as a behavioral nudge toward termination.
C. Agree to continue therapy indefinitely, as long as the client wants it.
D. Assess whether there is any potential benefit to additional sessions, and if not,
proceed with termination. - CORRECT ANSWERS-D. Assess whether thera is any
potential benefit to additional sessions, and if not, proceed with termination.
4. An MFT becomes seriously ill and is hospitalized, with the expectation that the
hospitalization will be long-term. The MFT is suffering serious pain and difficulty with
cognition due to the combination of medications the MFT is being given. The MFT has an
active caseload of about 20 clients, some of whom are at risk for going into crisis and
require regular contact under the circumstances, the MFT should:
A. Conduct telehealth sessions from the MFT's hospital room until the clients can be
transferred.
B. Authorize another qualified clinician to access client records and coordinate
continuity of care.
C. Sell the MFT's practice, including its current active caseload, and inform clients in
writing that as of the sale date, they will be attending sessions with the new
practice owner.
D. Send a letter to each client releasing them from the MFT's case and closing their
cases - CORRECT ANSWERS-B. Authorize another qualified clinician to access
client records and coordinate continuity of care.
