Safety, Ethics & Professional Standards Flashcards
7 cards from real CMT practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.
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A female client requests that only a female therapist treat her for religious reasons. The clinic has no female therapist available. The correct response is to:
Answer: Respect the preference and assist with referral to an appropriate provider
Client autonomy and cultural/religious preferences must be respected; when accommodation is impossible, referral is the ethical obligation.
Which of the following actions by a CMT demonstrates proper professional boundaries regarding social media?
Answer: Declining client friend requests and maintaining separate professional profiles
Maintaining professional social media boundaries includes not friending clients and keeping personal and professional profiles separate.
A therapist who becomes aware of their own personal impairment (substance abuse, mental health crisis) that may affect client care is ethically obligated to:
Answer: Seek help and refrain from practicing until fit to do so
Self-awareness of impairment obligates the practitioner to prioritize client safety by seeking treatment and suspending practice if necessary.
Which action is required when a client reveals information suggesting they are in immediate danger of harming themselves?
Answer: Contact emergency services or the appropriate crisis resource
Imminent risk of self-harm is a mandatory exception to confidentiality, requiring immediate action to ensure client safety.
Continuing education (CE) requirements for CMTs primarily serve to:
Answer: Ensure practitioners maintain current knowledge and competency
CE requirements ensure that manual therapists remain current with evolving evidence, techniques, and safety standards to protect the public.
A client presents with a history of trauma and becomes visibly distressed during a session. The therapist's best response is to:
Answer: Slow or pause the treatment, check in with the client, and follow their lead
A trauma-informed approach requires pausing, checking in, and prioritizing the client's sense of safety and control during distress.
Documentation of manual therapy sessions must include which of the following to meet professional standards?
Answer: Objective findings, treatment provided, client response, and plan
Professional records must document objective findings, interventions, client responses, and future plans (SOAP format) to be clinically and legally valid.