Ethics

shutterstock_116410Ethical Issues When Working with Couples

In this 3 CE workshop learn to identify, structure to prevent, and resolve ethical issues around confidentiality, boundaries, and violence when working with couples.  Each ethical topic will be demonstrated by a scenario, ethical issues will be discussed, and participants will have an opportunity to practice prevention or resolution.

This workshop will be next offered on May 31, 2011 from 1 to 4:15 pm  3 CE, $50 with 3 CE, FREE to full-time mental health students. Presented by Mary Ortwein, MS, LFMT.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this training participants will be able to:

•    Identify common ethical issues when working with couples around confidentiality, violence, and boundaries.
•    Prevent common ethical dilemmas when working with couples around confidentiality, violence, and boundaries.
•    Resolve appropriately common slippery slopes when working with couples around confidentiality, violence, and boundaries.

3 CE Agenda:

Demonstration or case scenario–Couple Confidentiality
Identification of ethical issues and appropriate MFT guidelines
Small group discussion: Prevention and Repair
Large group processing

Demonstration or case scenario–Couple Violence
Identification of ethical issues and appropriate MFT guidelines
Small group discussion: Prevention and Repair
Large group processing

Demonstration or case scenario–Boundaries
Identification of ethical issues and appropriate MFT guidelines
Small group discussion: Prevention and Repair
Large group processing