EPPP Psychology

Category - Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues

Duty to Warn, an essential part of professional ethics in the mental health field, stemmed from what Supreme Court decision?
  1. Jackson vs. Indiana
  2. O’Conner vs. Donaldson
  3. Lockett vs. Ohio
  4. Tarasoff vs. Regents of University of California
Explanation
Answer: D - Tarasoff vs. Regents of University of California was a court decision that still stands today, making the standard of confidentiality secondary to the safety, and welfare of society. This means, if a therapist has sufficient reason to believe that a client could be of imminent danger to him or herself, or another person, it is the therapist’s duty to warn the authorities, or the individual.
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