CBMT Ethics and Cultural Competency

Question 1

The CBMT Code of Professional Ethics requires music therapists to:

Accepted Answer

Maintain client confidentiality except in mandatory reporting situations

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Share client information freely with other clients

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Discuss client details in public settings

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Post client session videos online without consent

Question 2

Dual relationships in music therapy refer to:

Accepted Answer

A therapist having both a therapeutic and a personal or business relationship with a client

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Using two instruments simultaneously

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Serving two clients in the same session

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Practicing in two different states

Question 3

Cultural competency in music therapy requires the therapist to:

Accepted Answer

Continuously develop awareness of how culture shapes health beliefs, music, and therapeutic relationships

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Use only Western European musical traditions

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Avoid asking clients about cultural background

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Use the same interventions regardless of cultural context

Question 4

Informed consent in music therapy means the client:

Accepted Answer

Receives clear information about the therapy process, risks, benefits, and alternatives before agreeing to participate

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Signs any form the therapist presents without explanation

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Automatically consents by attending a session

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Agrees to whatever the therapist decides is best

Question 5

When a music therapist suspects child abuse, they are ethically and legally required to:

Accepted Answer

Report their suspicion to the appropriate child protective authority

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Discuss it only in supervision

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Keep it confidential to protect the therapeutic relationship

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Wait for more evidence before taking any action

Question 6

Practicing outside one's scope of competence in music therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A violation of professional ethics that can cause client harm

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Encouraged to promote professional growth

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Required in underserved settings

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Permitted if the client requests it