Chapter 11

Question 1

ethical standards in couples and family therapy

Answer 1

responsibility to clients
confidentiality
professional competence and integrity
responsibility to students, employees, and supervisees
responsibility to research participants
responsibility to the professions
fees
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Question 2

training issues in couples therapy and family therapy

Answer 2

personal characteristics of a family therapist
-self-knowledge is critical esp family of origin
training and supervision and clinical experience
-didactic and experiential methods
values in couples and family therapy
-value system of the therapist has a crucial influence on the formulation and definition of problems

Question 3

feminist perspective on family therapy

Answer 3

places some demands for change on both women and men
values women’s requests for change expression of emotion and nurturance in both partners and women’s work in the family
challenges traditional roles and patterns of male dominance and female subordination
questions gender-specific rules

Question 4

Intimate partner violence

Answer 4

intimate partner violence in both same-sex and heterosexual relationships and how it affects people from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds
under current law mental health providers generally are not required to report intimate partner violence.
therapist goal is to protect the victims from any further harm including protecting any children in the home

Question 5

Confidentiality in couples therapy and family therapy

Answer 5

expectations to confidentiality

• when mandated by law
• when it is necessary to protect clients from harm to self or others
• when a family therapist is a defendant in a civil criminal or disciplinary action arising from therapy
• when a waiver has been previously obtained in writing

Question 6

Informed consent in couples and family therapy

Answer 6

before therapy begins the counselor needs to give information to family members about:
purpose of therapy
typical procedures
risk of negative outcomes
possible benefits of therapy
fee structure
limits of confidentiality (how secrets are handled )
rights and responsibility of clients
the option that a family member can withdraw at any time
what can be expected from the therapist