Safety and Infection Control Flashcards
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A client with a history of self-harm arrives at a community mental health center wearing long sleeves in summer. The counselor's FIRST priority should be to:
Answer: Ask the client directly about current self-harm urges and assess lethality
Direct assessment of current self-harm urges and lethality is the immediate clinical priority to determine the level of risk and intervention needed.
Which of the following BEST describes the concept of 'duty to protect' as it relates to LPCC practice?
Answer: The legal and ethical obligation to warn identifiable third parties when a client poses a credible threat
Duty to protect stems from Tarasoff and requires counselors to take reasonable steps to protect identifiable third parties from credible client threats.
When a counselor suspects a client is being abused by a caregiver in a residential facility, the MOST appropriate action is to:
Answer: File a mandatory report with Adult Protective Services regardless of the client's wishes
Mandatory reporting laws require LPCCs to report suspected abuse of vulnerable adults to APS regardless of client consent.
A counselor working in a school setting discovers a student has brought a weapon onto school grounds. After ensuring immediate safety, the counselor should:
Answer: Notify school administration and law enforcement per institutional protocol
Imminent safety threats require immediate reporting to appropriate authorities per both legal obligations and school safety protocols.
Standard precautions in a clinical setting require a counselor to treat which of the following as potentially infectious?
Answer: All blood and body fluids from every client regardless of known diagnosis
Standard precautions assume all blood and body fluids are potentially infectious, regardless of a client's known health status.
A client discloses they have been stockpiling their prescribed medications. Which type of safety assessment is MOST immediately indicated?
Answer: Suicidal ideation and intent assessment
Medication stockpiling is a significant warning sign for suicidal planning, requiring immediate lethality and intent assessment.
When using a Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) with a suicidal client, which element is considered MOST critical?
Answer: Identifying means restriction and removing access to lethal means
Lethal means restriction is the most empirically supported component of safety planning, directly reducing suicide attempt lethality.