CCE Global CCE CPCE Question # 41 Topic 5 Discussion
CPCE Exam Topic 5 Question 41 Discussion:
Question #: 41
Topic #: 5
During a counseling session, a client who is notably upset about spousal extramarital affairs discloses ownership of a gun and intention to make the spouse pay. In this case, a professional counselor would be expected to
A.
arrange an additional session to evaluate the client’s lethality.
B.
warn others of the client's intentions to do harm.
C.
follow federal guidelines for reporting a homicidal client.
When a client discloses an intention to harm someone, counselors are ethically and legally required to take reasonable steps to warn the potential victim and/or notify authorities. This is known as the "duty to warn" (from the landmark Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California case). The counselor must breach confidentiality if there is a clear threat of violence to an identifiable person.
[Reference: Helwig, A. A. (2020). CPCE Study Guide and Review; American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics (2014)., ]
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