Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy

by: Wilcoxon, Allen; Remley, Theodore; Gladding, Samuel T.; Huber, Charles H.

ISBN 13:
9780131120341
ISBN 10:
0131120344
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

The fourth edition of this established text for students, supervisors, and practitioners in marriage and family therapy emphasizes the multicultural context for intervention efforts. Additionally, the text features an examination of the impact of personal, professional, and institutional layers of values upon both the practitioner and the client/system. Emphasis is retained for classic ethical, legal, and professional concerns along with exploration of contemporary issues such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), technology, and managed mental health care. Each section of the text concludes with case study examples that focus on applied considerations related to ethical, legal, and professional issues.

PART I CULTURE AND VALUES: A BEGINNING POINT FOR PRACTICE DECISIONS

(40)

Values as Context for Therapy

(21)

Culture, Worldview and Identity

(5)

Gender

(1)

Race

(1)

Ethnicity

(1)

Social Class

(1)

Sexual Orientation

(1)

Disability

(1)

Religion

(1)

Worldview

(1)

Psychosocial Identity

(2)

Perspective Values, and Therapy

(8)

Values Clarification

(2)

Negotiation: The Nature of Valuing

(1)

The Practice Implications of Valuing

(1)

Living Without Objective Knowledge

(1)

Taking Personal Responsibility

(1)

Taking Responsibility for Pathologizing

(1)

Accepting What Is

(1)

Valuing Components

(5)

Obligation and Entitlement

(1)

Acknowledgment and Claim

(1)

Balance of Fairness

(2)

Summary

(2)

Marriage and Family Therapy: A Framework of Systems and Layers

(18)

Systemic Epistemology

(7)

The Feminist Critique of Systemic Epistemology

(1)

The Self in the System

(1)

Evolving Epistemology

(2)

Contextual Layers of Values

(8)

Personal Values

(1)

Professional Values

(2)

Institutional Values

(3)

Convergence and Interactivity of Layers

(2)

Summary

(2)

PART II ETHICAL ISSUES IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

(160)

Promoting Ethical Practice: Foundational Principles and Traditions

(44)

Virtue Ethics and Principle Ethics

(2)

Professional Codes of Ethics

(3)

Ethical Decision Making

(6)

The Kitchener Model

(3)

The Keith-Speigel and Koocher Model

(3)

Diversity, Nondiscrimination Values and Allegiances

(4)

Nondiscrimination and Respect for Diversity

(1)

Personal Values, Institutional Values, and Legal Precedence

(3)

Client Welfare

(6)

Therapist Competence

(1)

Due Care

(3)

Complementary Elements: Competence and Due Care

(1)

Impairment

(2)

Confidentiality

(7)

Privileged Communication

(3)

Privacy

(2)

The Duty to Protect

(1)

Informed Consent

(10)

Therapeutic Contracts

(4)

Professional Disclosure Statements

(4)

Multiple Client Considerations

(3)

Summary

(2)

Unique Ethical Considerations in Marriage and Family Therapy

(37)

Systemic and Interactive: Views on Complexity

(2)

Foundational Ethical Principles in Marriage and Family Therapy

(7)

Confidentiality in Marriage and Family Therapy

(5)

Informed Consent Concerns in Marriage and Family Therapy

(2)

Defining the Problem

(3)

Complications in Convening Therapy

(5)

The Therapist as Agent for Change

103

(6)

Inequities in Power and Opportunity

109

(2)

Paradoxical Procedures

111

(4)

Triangulation

115

(5)

Other Uniquenesses in Marriage and Family Therapy

120

(1)

Summary

121

(2)

Intimate Partner Violence: An Illustrative Example

123

(15)

Intimate Partner Violence: An Overview

123

(2)

Diversity, Systemic, and Value Considerations

125

(2)

Principles, Traditions, and Uniquenesses

127

(4)

Decision-Making Models and Options for Resolution

131

(2)

Treatment Alternatives

133

(3)

The Cessation of Violence

134

(1)

The Contraindication of Neutrality

134

(1)

Individual Responsibility

135

(1)

Contracting for Nonviolence

136

(1)

Summary

136

(2)

Contemporary Ethical Issues

138

(37)

Technology

139

(12)

Technology as a Practice Resource

139

(1)

Technology in Information Management

140

(1)

Technology as Therapeutic Modality

140

(1)

Ethical Issues in the Use of Technology

141

(5)

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and Its Use in Marriage and Family Therapy

146

(1)

Incompatibity of Orientations

147

(1)

The Stigma of Diagnosis

148

(1)

Misrepresentation of Diagnoses

149

(1)

Competence to Diagnose

150

(1)

Managed Mental Health Care

151

(7)

Risk Taking

152

(1)

Intrusion into the Therapeutic Relationship

152

(1)

Exceptions to the Rules

153

(1)

Referral Resources

153

(1)

Short-Term Treatment and Therapist Competence

154

(1)

Input by Service Providers

155

(1)

Informed Consent

156

(1)

Acting Ethically as an MMHC Service Provider

157

(1)

Multiple or Dual Relationships

158

(9)

Ethical Codes and Multiple Relationships

159

(3)

Compatibility of Expectations

162

(1)

Divergence of Obligations

163

(1)

Power and Prestige Differential

164

(1)

Other Forms of Multiple Relationships

165

(1)

Taking Appropriate Action

166

(1)

AIDS/HIV and the Duty to Protect

167

(5)

A Fiduciary Relationship

169

(1)

Identifiability

169

(1)

Foreseeability

169

(1)

Other Factors and Considerations

170

(2)

Taking Appropriate Action

172

(1)

Publications

172

(1)

Summary and Closing Comments

173

(2)

Ethical Accountability: A Casebook

175

(26)

Adjudication of Ethical Complaints

176

(5)

The AAMFT Code of Ethics

181

(19)

Principle 1: Responsibility to Clients

181

(3)

Principle 2: Confidentiality

184

(3)

Principle 3: Professional Competence and Integrity

187

(4)

Principle 4: Responsibility to Students and Supervisees

191

(2)

Principle 5: Responsibility to Research Participants

193

(2)

Principle 6: Responsibility to the Profession

195

(3)

Principle 7: Financial Arrangements

198

(1)

Principle 8: Advertising

199

(1)

Closing Remarks

200

(1)

PART III LEGAL ISSUES IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

201

(98)

The Marriage and Family Therapist: Roles and Responsibilities Within the Legal System

202

(41)

Legal Education

203

(6)

Common Law

203

(1)

Constitutional Law

204

(1)

Statutory Law

204

(1)

Administrative (Regulatory) Law

204

(1)

Case Law (Court Decisions)

204

(2)

Criminal vs. Civil Law

206

(3)

The Marriage and Family Therapist as a Source of Information

209

(9)

Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, and Records

209

(1)

The Duty to Protect

210

(4)

Child Abuse and Neglect

214

(4)

The Marriage and Family Therapist as Referral Resource

218

(8)

The Treatment Specialist

218

(1)

Diagnostician

218

(4)

Resource Expert

222

(1)

Treatment Provider

222

(2)

Mediation

224

(2)

The Marriage and Family Therapist as Expert Witness

226

(7)

The Rules of Evidence

227

(1)

Courtroom Testimony

228

(3)

Systemic Understandings and Expert Testimony

231

(1)

Redefining the Problem

232

(1)

Dealing with Resistance

233

(1)

Professional Liability Under the Law

233

(7)

Contract Law

234

(1)

Unintentional Torts: Malpractice

235

(2)

Intentional Torts

237

(2)

Professional Liability Insurance

239

(1)

Summary

240

(1)

Recommended Resources

241

(2)

Family Law

243

(28)

Marriage and Cohabitation

244

(5)

Parent-Child Relationships

249

(7)

Legitimacy and Paternity

249

(2)

Adoption

251

(2)

Surrogate Parenthood

253

(1)

Abortion

254

(2)

Parental Rights and Responsibilities

256

(2)

Annulment and Divorce

258

(5)

Annulment

258

(1)

Divorce

259

(2)

Spousal Maintenance

261

(1)

Division of Property

262

(1)

Child Custody and Support After Divorce

263

(5)

Child Custody

264

(3)

Child Support

267

(1)

Legal Actions Between Parents and Children

268

(1)

Summary

269

(1)

Recommended Resources

270

(1)

Legal Considerations

271

(28)

Case 1: Ethics and the Law

273

(3)

Case 2: Divorce Mediation

276

(2)

Case 3: Liability in Crisis Counseling

278

(2)

Case 4: Informed Consent?

280

(3)

Case 5: Criminal Liability

283

(3)

Case 6: Parental Rights and FERPA

286

(2)

Case 7: The Premarital Agreement

288

(3)

Case 8: Privileged Communications

291

(4)

Case 9: Legal Responsibility of Clinical Supervisors

295

(2)

Case 10: Insurance Fraud?

297

(2)

PART IV PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

299

(89)

Professional Identity as a Marriage and Family Therapist

300

(48)

Profession or Professional Specialization?

301

(6)

Marriage and Family Therapy as a Separate and Distinct Profession

302

(2)

Marriage and Family Therapy as a Professional Specialization

304

(1)

Is Balance Possible?

305

(2)

Professional Affiliation

307

(22)

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

308

(17)

American Family Therapy Academy

325

(1)

Family Psychology (Division 43 of the American Psychological Association)

326

(1)

International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors

327

(2)

State Licensure and Marriage and Family Therapy

329

(9)

Licensure Coverage

334

(1)

Qualifications

335

(1)

The Licensure Process

336

(2)

Related Aspects of Professional Identity

338

(9)

Research: Examining and Refining Professional Identity

338

(4)

Continuing Education: Sustaining and Renewing Professional Identity

342

(3)

Intraprofessional Relationships and Service: Expanding and Enriching Professional Identity

345

(2)

Summary

347

(1)

Contemporary Professional Issues

348

(40)

Question 1: Evolving Epistemology in Actual Practice

350

(5)

Question 2: Marriage and Family Interventions with Other Systems

355

(3)

Question 3: Values Transactions

358

(4)

Question 4: Addressing Ambivalence

362

(5)

Question 5: Professional Advertising

367

(5)

Question 6: Practice Interruptions

372

(4)

Question 7: Business-Oriented Details

376

(3)

Question 8: Independent Practice in a Rural Area

379

(3)

Question 9: Being a ``Public'' Marriage and Family Therapist

382

(2)

Question 10: Optimally Serving Oneself and One's Clients

384

(2)

Closing Thoughts and a View to the Horizon

386

(2)

References

388

(26)

Name Index

414

(7)

Subject Index

421

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