Exam 11: Ethical Issues in Couples and Family Therapy

Which of the following statements about differing perspectives on confidentiality with multiple clients is FALSE?

Gender sensitive models of training family therapists are aimed at

Charles,a couples' therapist,recently met with a new couple seeking his services.During their initial meeting,Charles learned that the wife and husband are both in individual therapy.As an ethical practitioner,he should

Key concepts such as collectivism,interdependence,family embeddedness and connectedness,hierarchies of relationship,and multigenerational perspectives are more familiar concepts in _________ cultures.

Many believe it is wise to have a __________ when counseling couples due to the complexity of the work.

_____________ is a critical ethical issue in individual psychotherapy and a necessary part of the practice of couples and family therapy.

Some people are reluctant to engage in family therapy because

Natalie is a marital therapist who believes that marriage is a sacred institution.She is dedicated to preserving marital relationships whenever possible.She is working with a couple who is attempting to resolve their problems even though they have also considered the possibility of divorce.One could expect that she

Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the values that create the basis for the feminist perspective on family therapy?

Most family therapy training programs encourage __________ work and other processes designed to engage students with their own family-of-origin issues.

Patricia,a family therapist,has adopted an egalitarian philosophy to guide her practice.A Korean couple comes to her to address concerns they have about their teenage daughter.When asked about their home life,they acknowledge that they hold traditional roles and values and that the household chores are entirely left to the females in the family.Patricia should

The family systems perspective is grounded on the assumption that a client's problematic behavior may be

Yolanda is an experienced therapist who seems to always feel more compassionate toward the female members of the families she counsels.What are the most salient ethical issues involved in this case?

Which of the following is NOT an issue that the dynamics of couples therapy often involves?

Feminists remind us that patriarchy has

Family therapy training programs use three primary methods of training.They include all of the following EXCEPT

____________ is raised in establishing criteria of psychosocial dysfunction,assessing the problems of the identified patient in the family context,and devising treatment strategies.

_____________,with regard to family-of-origin issues,is particularly critical for family therapists.

Competence in working with couples and families only comes with

____________ views psychological and relational problems as arising from within the individual's present environment and the intergenerational family system.