Chapter 11 questions

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Chapter 11 questions

• How are gender stereotypes problematic in
  counseling both men and women?
• What are some special ethical issues with couples
  and families? Any special responsibilities?
• What are some potential ethical issues with
  couples and families?

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Ethical Standards in Couples and Family Therapy
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• Responsibility to clients
• Confidentiality
• Professional competence and integrity
• Responsibility to students, employees, and
  supervisees
• Responsibility to the professions
• Fees
• Advertising

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Training Issues in Couples and Family Therapy

• Personal characteristics of Family Therapists
• Self-knowledge is critical, especially
  family-of-origin issues
• Training, supervision, and clinical experience
• Didactic methods
• Experiential methods
• Values in couples and family therapy
• Value system of therapists has crucial influence
  on formulation and definition of problems

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Gender- Sensitive Couples and Family Therapy

• Challenging traditional gender roles
• Should this be done?
• Gender roles and stereotypes
• Name some stereotypes..

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Gender- Sensitive Couples and Family Therapy
(cont)

• Feminist perspective on family therapy
• Placing same demands for change on both women and
  men
• Challenging traditional roles and questioning
  gender-specific rules
• Valuing expression of emotion and nurturance in
  both partners
• Challenging patterns of male dominance and female
  subordination
• Valuing womens work in the family

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Confidentiality in Couples and Family Therapy

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

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Informed Consent in Couples and Family Therapy

• Before therapy begins, the counselor needs to
  give information to family members about
• Purpose of therapy
• Typical procedures
• Risks of negative outcomes
• Possible benefits of therapy
• The fee structure

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Informed Consent in Couples and Family Therapy
(cont)

• Before therapy begins, the counselor needs to
  give information to family members about
• Limits of confidentiality
• Rights and responsibilities of clients
• The option that a family member can withdraw at
  any time
• What can be expected from the therapist