Think Like the Test
Test-taking strategies for license exams in mental health care. Using sample questions from various tests and from Ben Caldwell Labs, learn about how to improve your speed and performance through simple test-taking skills.
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Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Carrie Wiita and Ben Caldwell talk through a sample question to start our discussion of test-taking skills, and Carrie comes one step closer to an important life goal.
This question comes from an older version of the BBS California LMFT Law & Ethics Exam handbook. It would equally apply to the LPCC and LCSW Law & Ethics exams.
A client initiates therapy for depression following a failed marriage. The therapist finds the client very attractive. Which of the following actions should the therapist take to manage the ethical obligation in this case?
Suppress personal feelings of attraction and continue providing therapy
Inform the client of the therapist’s feelings and discuss therapeutic boundaries
Explain the ethical issue to the client and provide a referral to an alternate therapist
Seek consultation to manage the attraction and monitor therapeutic boundaries
Intro/outro music: "Swampy Lands" by Adam Saban, licensed via Soundstripe.