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A MN program designed to protect the public from medical professionals who are unable to practice safely due to their use of alcohol/drugs or result of a mental or physical condition ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Health Professional Service Program Minimum of 1000 clinical contact hours including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. A maximum of 500 hours can be individual; 200 hours of supervision by a board approved MFT supervisor over a 24 month period, and only 100 hours can be group supervision --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Post-Graduate experience in MFT No person can be held longer than 72 hours exclusive of weekends or holidays without a court hearing to determine if the hold should continue ---- -----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Temporary Emergency Hold Is a legal concept that involves negligence that results in injury or loss the client. Failure to render professional services or to exercise the degree of skill that is ordinarily expected of other professionals in similar situations. --- ------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Malpractice An retired MFT of 62 or older that retains the licensure and title but is no longer able to clinically practice. This person is exempt from CEU expectations, yet needs to pay an annual fee. ---------CORRECT ANSWER- ----------------Emeritus
Health Information Portability & Accountability Act. It was a federal legislation that was established in 1996 to regulate electronic transmission of records, yet has expanded to the protection of private health information. If there is a conflict between the state and federal standard, I am to choose the higher standard ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------HIPAA An individual who is engaging in post graduate, supervised experience under the direction of a supervisor ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
- Supervisee When the board issues a license to someone who holds a license in another state or country. The board determines that the standard of licensure is equal to or exceeds the MN standards. If the applicant has not completed the written exam, that he or she must take the exam and pass -- -------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Reciprocity Limits the disclosure of medical/mental health information and protects the privacy of the patient/client ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Confidentiality Occurs when the offender is responsible for the minor or VA's care, is in a position of authority over these individuals, and/or has a significant relationship with these individuals. includes: threats, acts, prostitution, solicitation, and sex trafficking of minors ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Sexual Abuse
Evidence of passing the written exam, complete and notarize application, pay application fee, submit verifying supervised experience with initial signatures, and have two endorsements ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------- ---------Admission for MFT Licensure Must be 18 years or older, complete all education and experience requirements, pass both the written and oral exams, have 2 endorsements, and agree to conduct self in accordance with code of ethics --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Requirements of MFT licensure One must complete 9 semester hours (of each) of human development; MFT studies/theories of family development/functioning; communication and methods, assessment, treatment planning. Then 3 semesters of each of the following: research methods/stats, Professional studies of legal and ethics. Additionally, the individual needs to complete a clinical practicum of at least 300 hours of client contact with 150 hours being relational ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------MFT Coursework requirements The passing scores of both the oral and written exams are determined by the Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Board (AMFTRB) ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Passing Score on examination Must contact the specific rule for the variance requested, the reason for the request, alternative plan/practices that will be taken if granted, and the duration of the variance request ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Petition requirements for a Variance
A parent, anyone acting in place of a parent, anyone charged with rights, duties, and responsibilities of the child, anyone charged with duty, responsibility for health, welfare, or supervision of a child or vulnerable adult. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Position of authority It is strictly prohibited, and is illegal. It is when a therapist receives a kick back from another therapist for a referral, and can include: gift baskets, cash, or gift cards ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Fee-splitting Refers to an organic brain disorder or clinically significant disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, memory or behavior that meets DSM and ICD criteria and seriously limits capacity to function in daily living. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mental Illness Any unwelcome sexual advancements, requests for sexual favors, sexually motivated physical contact or other contact of sexual nature when:
- submission is made as a factor or condition or interferes with employment, public accommodation, services, education or housing. 2, used to intimidate or to create a hostile environment
- case of employment where the employer knows of harassment and fails to make timely action ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Sexual Harassment An individual that is at least 15 years old, whom is able to give consent, the proposed treatment is for the minor's benefit and is deemed necessary, the proposed treatment does not involve complex or high risk medical procedures ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mature Minor
rules and that adheres to the current rule that would cause such a burden. The approval of the variance would not negatively affect the public --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Variance Association board who promotes the profession of MFT ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------American Association For Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) State regulatory board designed to license and oversee the practice of MFT's. Their primary focus is to protect clients ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------MN Board of Marriage and Family Therapy It is designed to further educational opportunities and professional awareness of MFT's ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------MN Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) The professional assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological, emotional, and relational issues within the context of family systems. MFT's work with individuals, couples, families and/or larger systems. All perspectives are looked through a systemic lens and understands that the individual problems can be embedded in inter-relational issues - -------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Marriage and Family Therapy Any person that provides services to a person with a mental illness under the supervision of someone else (Mental Health Professional). Some examples of Mental Health Practioners are: a person with a BA degree in a behavioral science or related field with 2000 hours of supervised experience; a person with a MA degree in related field; a person with a MA working towards licensure
a person with 6000 hours of supervised experience ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mental Health Practioner A psychiatrist, LP, LPCC, LICSW; LMFT, and some psychiatric nurse providers whom have reached the highest level of licensure in their field, have received 2 years of post graduate supervision and now can practice independently in the state of Minnesota to provide clinical services to the treatment of mental illness ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mental Health Professional A written summary of the history, strengths/vulnerabilities, general services of a person with mental illness, using diagnostic, interview, and other techniques. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Diagnostic Assessment Sexual conduct that occurs between a therapist and client during the time period of the professional relationship, within 2 years after the professional relationship ended, or at any time the client is emotionally dependent upon the therapist. If sexual contact occurred by means of therapeutic deception. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Sexual Exploitation The right to make decisions about how to raise the child, including decisions about education, healthcare, and religious training --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Legal Custody The right to make decisions about routine day to day activities of the child, and where the child lives ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Physical Custody
and includes significant suicidal ideation or thoughts of harming self or others ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Significant impairment in functioning The right to make decisions about routine day to day activities of the child structured between both parent households ---------CORRECT ANSWER--- --------------Joint Physical Custody Significant Persistent Mental Illness. To qualify for this title, an individual must:
- have had 2 or more episodes of inpatient treatment in the last 2 years
- is treated by a crisis team 2 or more times in the past year
- Continuous hospitalization or residential treatment exceeding 6 months in the last year
- Adult with schizophrenia, bipolar, major depressive disorder, or borderline personality disorder
- Committed and was eligible as a child with SED
- written opinion that they are likely to have more episodes without treatment ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------SPMI A wavier or release of information, duty to ward/mandated report, court order, orders to release to regulatory board for disciplinary investigation, or parental notification when failure to due to do so would put the minor in physical danger ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Exceptions to client privilege A written plan of interventions, treatment and services for a person with a mental illness on the basis of a diagnostic assessment. It includes goals and objectives, treatment strategies, schedule for accomplishing goals, and
individual responsibility ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Individual Treatment Plan A file must include client background information that includes the presenting problem, treatment plan with goals and diagnosis, chronological progress notes with date and time of each session, records of consultation, termination statement including date and reason for termination, client's condition and recommendations upon termination, copies of all releases of information and other legal documents, a fee agreement with date and amount paid each time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Client File Documentation Is to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from violent behavior I must be able to clearly identify the potential victim, I need to know the exact nature of the specific, serious threat of physical violence, an I must have reason to believe that the alleged perpetrator is capable of carrying out the treat ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Duty to Warn Communicating the specific threat to the potential victim or if unable to make contact with the victim, contacting law enforcement agency closet to the potential victim and notify them of the threat ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Reasonable efforts in Duty to Warn Sexual contact or penetration when the minor is less than 13 years, sexual penetration when the minor is at least 13 but less than 16 & the offender is 2 years older; Sexual contact and the minor is at least 13 but less than 16 and the offender is 4 years or older; Sexual contact and offender has reason to know that the person is mentally impaired, mentally incapacitated
Oral report must be made within 24 hours and written report within 72 hours not including weekends or holidays. The report must include: the name and contact information of the victim if known, the name and contact information of the perpetrator if known, the nature of the abuse or neglect, and my name and contact information ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------- ------Requirements of Mandate Report A minor that is living apart from their parents and are managing their own finances, are married, or have borne a child. There are no court processes to be designed in this area, yet there are statues that allow this category of minors to give consent to healthcare ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------- ----Emancipated Minor Status of Minor and Categories of care ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -------Exceptions to parental consent Any person 16 years or older can request to be admitted as a voluntary patient. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Consent for Inpatient or residential treatment A child who meets one of the following criteria: moderate to severe impairment in areas of home, education, social or community functioning; currently in inpatient or residential treatment; was in inpatient treatment within the last 3 years or is risk for inpatient treatment; determined by a mental health professional that client has psychosis or depression or the risk of harming self or others ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- --Severe Emotional Disturbance in children
Business solicitations, with or without limiting qualifications in a card, sign, or devise issued to a person, in a sign or marking in or on a building, or in the form of an article or publication in any form of print media --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Advertising When there is an active compliant pending against the licensee --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Circumstance of LMFT's inability to voluntarily terminate license If the client signs a release or waiver, if the disclosure is required by law, if it is necessary for safety of an individual, the therapist/agency is a defendant in a trial related to therapy; if the client is a defendant in a criminal or civil trial and would violate right to present testimony on their behalf ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Circumstances to share privileged client information Clients needs to understand their diagnosis, nature and purpose of proposed treatment, probability that the treatment will be successful, risks/benefits of treatment; treatment alternatives, and prognosis if treatment is not given ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -------Client's understanding of informed consent The date and circumstances under which the information was shared, the person/agency to whom the information was shared and specific details of what was shared ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Protected Health Information Documentation
The licensee should cooperate fully by responding to all requests made by the board, including providing copies of client records (removing identifying data without release) or any examinations ---------CORRECT ANSWER------ -----------Cooperating Professional with investigations The bill of rights must be displayed prominently or give to the clients as a handout. Ideally both ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------How is the bill of rights provided The report should include the identify of the child or vulnerable adult with contact information if known, any person believed to be responsible for the abuse, the nature and extent of abuse, and the name and address of the reporter ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Basic information in a Mandated Report Any use of controlled substance for non medical purposes or part of treatment (ex: prescription drugs not written out to patient, or illegal drugs such as narcotics). Excessive or habitual use of alcohol can also be a mandated report ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Mandated report on pregnant woman Knowledge of clinical skills required of an MFT, Knowledge of literature in the field of MFT and professional ethics, basic skills, and service delivery of MFT, ensure all supervisee's work is done in appropriate professional settings, and devotes 10% of continuing education to supervision ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Responsibilities of Board Approved MFT Supervisor
An MFT could be exempt from CEU requirements if he or she is retired from practice and do provide MFT services on a volunteer or paid basis, if the individual is disable and unable to practice and has a notarized statement from his or her doctor, or if the MFT has emeritus status --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Exemptions from CEU requirements Is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in the state of MN has 4 years AND 4000 hours of experience in clinical practice Has completed a board-approved MFT supervisor training course equivalent to 3 semester hours from a graduate program or 30 hours of a board approved MFT supervision education course Has completed an application Or has completed a 30 hour AAMFT-approved supervisory training program and has submitted an application ---------CORRECT ANSWER----- ------------Requirements to become a MN state approved LMFT Supervisor The licensee is expected to complete 40 CEU's within 2 years, including 3 hours towards ethics. The licensee is expected to report these CEU hours before December 31 on the odd reporting year, along with their renewal fee. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Requirements for Renewing a LMFT license It is strictly prohibited, and is illegal It is when a therapist receives a kick back from another therapist for a referral, and can include: gift baskets, cash, or gift cards ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Fee-Splitting Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, sexually motivated physical contact or other contact of a sexual nature when: a submission is made a condition, factor or interferes with employment, public accommodations/services, education or housing; is used to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment;
approved courses:
- relevant to therapeutic practice
- development of professional skills
- historical or theoretical foundations or directions
- assessment, diagnosis, treatment of MFT
- family studies
- human development
- ethics
- supervision ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Continuing Education Requirements must retain original documents for 5 years, and must include: course title, name of sponsor approval number by board date attended or completed number of hours signed certificate of attendance ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Documentation of CEUs obtain approval prior to attending submit form for approval including:
- name/address of organization
- detailed description of content
- name/credentials of presentor/instructor
- location of course with name and address
- How it applies to therapeutic work or field of MFT ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Requirements for CEU course approval written or oral report, including testimony as expert witness & letters to 3rd parties on mental, behavioral, or emotional health must be based on information & techniques suffient to findings cannot make unsubstantiated statements, opinions, or recommendations & needs to include
- description of all assessments &procedure
- statement on discrepancy or inconsistent info
- nature or reason for using test with population & validity
- statement indicating test interpretation or conclusion not based on contact between therapist and client ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- reports Standardized tests are preferred and should be administered/recorded/scored based on foundations of test test reliability, validity, and formed data need to be taken into account when using and interpretation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Testing
