Professional Orientation and Ethics in Couple, Marriage, and Family Therapy - (Couple, Marriage, and Family Practitioner) by Stephen V Flynn

About the Book

"Professional Orientation and Ethics in Couple, Marriage, and Family Therapy is the most comprehensive and technical textbook available that integrates systemic professional orientation, key ethical issues, and the law. This book provides a comprehensive blueprint for systemic ethics, values, history, theories, and skills. Designed for master's and doctoral-level couple, marriage, and family therapy and counseling students, it symbolizes a comprehensive professional orientation, emphasizing the legacies, philosophies, science, and professional practice of all who therapeutically serve individuals, couples, and families from a systemic lens. Within this 10-chapter textbook, a multitude of ethical and legal factors related to clients, clinicians, and systems are thoroughly reviewed. This textbook is further distinguished by its chapter-based focus on multiculturalism, intersectionality, social justice, and the theoretical conceptualization of a myriad of contextual and treatment-based issues. To further enhance the clinical application and multicultural emphasis of the textbook, clinicians representing and/or working with one or more marginalized community or community of color share their perspective on legal and ethical based issues in the re-occurring segments entitled Voices From the Field. Voices From the Field showcases first-person accounts from diverse clinicians working with marginalized communities, people of color, individuals identifying as LGBTQIA2S+, and other underrepresented populations"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Discover essential systemic theory, techniques, ethical decision-making models, and legal considerations to help navigate professional practice.

Professional Orientation and Ethics in Couple, Marriage, and Family Therapy is designed to provide emerging practitioners with a thorough orientation to the profession, an in-depth review of systemic practice, and an analysis of relevant ethical and legal issues. The textbook provides a detailed review for graduate students, covering topics like professionalism, the history of systemic theory and therapy, leaders and legacies of the field, systemic philosophy, therapeutic models and skills, diversity and social justice issues, wellness, and telehealth standards. Professional Orientation and Ethics also deeply explores key ethical and legal considerations in therapy, addressing issues like advocacy and its significance to clinical work, the effects of racism, discrimination, and hatred on systemic practice, navigating dual role relationships, ethical maturity, and ethical gray areas in systemic work. Additional topics include relational ethics, divorce, custody issues, adolescent suicide, internet and screentime issues, and navigating intimate partner violence, all within modern demands like therapeutic technology and disaster-based contemporary issues. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.

Key Features:

• Explore content that aligns with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education standards to ensure compliance with accreditation requirements.
• Discover essential ethical and legal considerations surrounding technology use and teletherapy practices.
• Examine case studies that illustrate specific ethical and legal dilemmas, highlighting common ethical dilemmas and offering guidance on alternative actions.
• Investigate how couple, marriage, and family identities intersect with professional and ethical considerations impacting vulnerable populations.
• Address ethical practices in combating racism, hatred, and discrimination concerning underrepresented couples, families, and youth.
• Read insights from diverse practitioners in each section with real-world applications of theory.
• Engage with various activities, readings, videos, and links to enhance the overall learning experience.