Disclosure of confidential information is acceptable under all of the following conditions EXCEPT
a. the counselor suspects abuse or neglect of a child.
b. a client poses a danger to self or others.
c. a counselor is in clinical supervision with another counselor.
d. a client has a fatal, communicable disease and the client's behavior is putting others at risk.
e. an attorney sends a counselor a subpoena.
Ans: e. An attorney sends a counselor a subpoena.
A subpoena is a legal document that requires a psychotherapist to appear and testify in the court of law or/and produce documents. Most subpoenas are signed by the attorney general and the psychotherapists has to respond by writing, Although one has to respond to a subpoena, the disclosure of confidential information is not acceptable in a subpoena
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