Code Of Ethics: American Association For Marriage And Family Therapy

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After reading the Code of Ethics I believe that the most challenging for therapists to adhere to would be 3.9 gifts (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2015). What constitutes as a gift? Receiving a card from a client, candy, and baked goods, something that was made? How will I know what is acceptable to accept and what is not? The explanation on gifts in the code of ethics says to follow cultural norms, but what if my norm is different than the client’s norm. I do not want to hurt the client’s feelings by not accepting the gift. I also do not want to cross boundaries and allow the client to think that we are more than client and therapist. I believe that I would have to talk to other people in the

In this day and age, the internet has become a way for people to have any information that they need instantly. This can be a good and bad thing, and confidentiality can be harder to achieve. I have heard of some therapist offering online therapy wither it be through chat and video. For most people this will not get the attention of hackers, however, what if you are going to court and the other side wants to use the information from your online therapy sessions, and they hire someone to hack into the session. They may not be able to use what they learn word for word, but can hint to things or use what they learn to dig deeper. What things does the therapist need to do to make sure they are following the confidentiality of the code of ethics? Does just having a firewall constitute as enough security?
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Brenda: Hello and welcome to the helping families’ podcast. I am Brenda Watling and with me today is Heather Bell is on the board of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Ethics. Today we are going to provide an example of a specific scenario within the Code of Ethics, and allow Heather to explain what to do in this situation.
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In this instance we are looking at the relationship with Alan, Shelley, and their two children. After addressing allowing Alan to look at the therapy notes of the children with both Shelley and the children, you talk to all parties involved. You then then get written consent from Shelley. You then sit with both Alan and Shelley while going over your notes. You limit access to what is shared due to concerns for the children over parental preference, and document in the