Ethical & Legal Compliance Flashcards
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Which of the following post-incident actions is both an ethical and legal best practice following a physical restraint?
Answer: Completing a thorough incident report and conducting a client debrief
Completing an incident report and debriefing the client fulfills both documentation requirements and ethical obligations to transparency and care.
Under the ADA, what obligation does a facility have when a person with a disability is involved in a crisis situation?
Answer: Reasonable accommodations must be considered in crisis response and intervention planning
The ADA requires covered entities to provide reasonable accommodations, which includes adapting crisis response to the needs of individuals with disabilities.
What is 'duty to warn' and when is it typically triggered in a crisis intervention context?
Answer: A clinician's obligation to notify an identifiable third party of a client's credible threat to harm them
Duty to warn (from Tarasoff) obligates mental health professionals to warn identifiable potential victims of credible threats made by a client.
A supervisor instructs staff to skip required restraint training to meet a staffing deadline. This instruction is best characterized as:
Answer: An ethical and legal violation that staff should refuse and document
Required training cannot be waived; bypassing it exposes both staff and the organization to ethical violations and legal liability.
Which standard governs how long physical restraint may be maintained once a crisis begins to de-escalate?
Answer: Restraint must be discontinued at the earliest point when safety can be maintained without it
CPI and most regulatory standards require that restraint be discontinued as soon as safety can be reasonably maintained without it.
How does the ethical concept of 'justice' apply in a crisis intervention program serving diverse populations?
Answer: It requires fair and equitable access to safe crisis support without discrimination
Justice in ethics means treating individuals fairly and without discrimination, ensuring equitable access to safe and appropriate crisis support.
A facility's restraint use data shows a particular demographic group is restrained at a disproportionately higher rate. The ethical response is to:
Answer: Conduct a data review to identify and address potential bias in restraint decisions
Disproportionate restraint data is an equity red flag requiring a formal internal review to identify systemic bias and implement corrective action.