This question pertains to Domain II: Professional Role Competencies, which emphasizes maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries in interactions with individuals and stakeholders. The CPRP Exam Blueprint and PRA Code of Ethics state that “practitioners must protect confidentiality by not disclosing information about one individual to another, even in shared living situations, unless consent is provided.” The scenario involves a roommate sharing concerns about another’s medication adherence, and the practitioner must respond ethically while respecting confidentiality.

Option A: Listening to the roommate without disclosing any information is the best response, as it respects the confidentiality of the other roommate while allowing the practitioner to hear the concern. The practitioner can then address the issue separately (e.g., checking in with the other roommate without revealing the source) or encourage the concerned roommate to discuss it directly, maintaining ethical boundaries.

Option B: Conveying the concern privately to the other roommate risks breaching confidentiality by implying the source of the information, violating ethical standards.

Option C: Reporting to the psychiatrist without the individual’s consent breaches confidentiality and is inappropriate unless there is imminent risk, which is not indicated.

Option D: Discussing the issue with both roommates together violates confidentiality by revealing the concern to the other roommate without consent, compromising trust.

Extract from CPRP Exam Blueprint (Domain II: Professional Role Competencies):

“Tasks include: 2. Maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries, even in shared living arrangements, unless consent is provided or imminent risk is present.”