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PSY 430Ethics in Psychology

Fall II 2007INSTRUCTOR: Carol Lewis

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EMAIL:carolmlewis @sbcglobal.net

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REQUIRED TEXTS:

Title Issues and Ethics in the Helping ProfessionsAuthor(s) Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Callahan, P.Copyright (2007)Publisher Brooks/Cole/Thompson LearningISBN 0-534-61443-4Edition 7th edition

Title Ethical Reasoning in the Mental Health ProfessionsAuthor(s) Ford, C. G.Copyright (2001)Publisher CRC PressISBN 0-8493-2077-1Edition

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Argosy UniversityCOURSE SYLLABUS

PSY430Ethics in Psychology

Faculty InformationFaculty Name: Carol LewisCampus:Contact Information:Office Hours:Short Faculty Bio:

Course description: Students are asked to explore the legal, ethical and professional choices faced by social service workers and chemical dependency counselors. Topics include confidentiality, counselor values, client rights, the licensure process, compliant procedures, informed consent, and standards of care. A multicultural perspective is used throughout the course.

Course Pre-requisites: None

Required Textbook:

Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Callahan, P. (2007). Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions. 7th edition. Brooks/Cole/Thompson Learning. ISBN: 0-534-61443-4

Ford, C. G. (2001). Ethical Reasoning in the Mental Health Professions. CRC Press. ISBN: 0-8493-2077-1

Course length: 7.5 Weeks

Contact Hours: 45 Hours

Credit Value: 3.0

Program Outcomes:

1. Cognitive Abilities1.1. Critical Thinking - Given a psychological issue, employ skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to respond to the issue.1.2. Information Literacy - Given a research question related to psychology, access information from a variety of sources and select appropriate sources to

respond to the question. 2. Research

2.1. Understanding Research Methods – Given an article about research findings in the field of psychology from a scholarly journal, identify the research methods used and the findings of the article.

2.2. Identifying Research Methods – Identify the appropriate statistical tools and basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.

3. Communication Skills3.1. Oral - Effectively present psychological concepts orally as appropriate to the audience.3.2. Written - Effectively present psychological information, in writing, using software and style appropriate to the audience.

4. Ethics/Diversity4.1. Ethics - Identify the issues and challenges related to ethics in the field of psychology.4.2. Diversity - Identify the issues and challenges related to diversity in the field of psychology.

5. Knowledge of the Field5.1. Foundations – Recognize the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, applications, and historical trends in psychology.

6. Knowledge of Applied Psychology6.1. Apply psychological principles to personal, social, and/or organizational issues.

7. Interpersonal Effectiveness Students will develop and improve positive relationship skills via effective communication, respect for others, appreciation of diversity and cultural sensitivity, and awareness of their impact on others. 7.1 Apply active listening communication skills in interpersonal and organizational scenarios to establish empathetic, collegial relationships that facilitate consensus building in working toward common goals and are appreciative of diversity and culture.7.2 Analyze the importance of effective nonverbal communication skills in developing strong interpersonal and organizational relationships that are

culturally sensitive and respectful of diversity.7. 3 Solicit and utilize feedback to develop adaptable strategies of facilitating dynamic interpersonal and organizational relationships.7. 4 Analyze the impact of technological advances on communication within interpersonal and organizational relationships.7. 5 Utilize effective communication and relationship skills in order to promote the growth of others and effect change.

Course Objectives:

1. Familiarize the student with ethical standards and practice including local and national standards. Learning Outcomes assessed include Knowledge of the Field, Knowledge of Applied Psychology, and Ethics. Proficiency will be demonstrated through exams and papers. (Program Outcome(s): 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5, & 6)1.1. Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical standards of American Counseling Association, American Psychological

Association, and of the ethical standards of local professional chapters and/or branches.1.2. Discuss other acting groups in the helping profession and their ethical standards.

2. Familiarize the student with ethical decision making models. Learning outcomes assessed include Knowledge of the Field, Knowledge of Applied Psychology, and Ethics. Proficiency will be demonstrated through exams and papers. (Program Outcome(s): 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5, & 6 )2.1. Discuss various ethical decision-making models, how ethical decision-making models help resolve ethical conflicts.2.2. Describe the ethical decision-making process.

3. Examine the role of ethics and values in the counseling process, including the examination of ethical dilemmas such as maintaining boundaries and instilling awareness of dual relationships. Learning outcomes assessed include Knowledge of Applied Psychology, Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and Diversity. Proficiency will be demonstrated through papers, role-plays, and discussion. (Program Outcome(s): 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, & 6)3.1. Examine the influence of personal values on ethical practices.3.2. Examine the process of negotiating ethical dilemmas, such as maintaining boundaries and instilling awareness of dual

relationships, in ethical practice.4. Facilitate awareness of current professional issues. Learning outcomes assessed include Knowledge of the Field, Critical Thinking,

Ethics, and Diversity. Proficiency will be demonstrated through papers, role-plays, and discussion. (Program Outcome(s): 3.1, & 5)4.1. Discuss current professional issues and the professional bodies that govern the issues.4.2. Discuss current professional issues that impact the helping profession.

5. Enhance the student’s development of professional identity and its associated responsibilities. To assist the student in examining, critiquing, and articulating her or his own ethical posture. Learning outcomes assessed include Oral Communication, Written Communication, Critical Thinking, Diversity, and Ethics. Proficiency will be demonstrated through papers, presentations, and discussion. (Program Outcome(s): 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, & 4.2)5.1. Discuss their professional development.5.2. Analyze the responsibilities of the helping profession.

6. (May pertain only to Twin Cities campus) Incorporate Ethical Principles into the Chemical Dependency field. Learning outcomes assessed include Knowledge of Applied Psychology, Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Diversity. Proficiency will be demonstrated through papers and discussion. (Program Outcome(s): 1.1, 3.1, & 4.1)6.1. Discuss ethical standards specific to chemically dependent clients.6.2. Apply ethical practices of the helping profession, which are specific to chemically dependent clients.

Assignment Table

Topics Readings Assignments1 Ethics and Reasons for Their

Existence Ethics and Personal Values Ethics and Law Ethical Decision Making Ethical Codes – the APA and

the ACA

Corey, Corey & CallahanChapter 1

FordChapter 3

Discussion Questions:

1. After moving from a big city to a rural setting, Janice is suffering from anxiety and depression because of adjustments to the change. She wants to seek counseling services to help her adjust. Janice has always valued her privacy and is finding it difficult to commit to seeing a counselor in a rural setting. The community has only one mental health counselor. Janice fears that if she begins counseling sessions, people will learn that she is undergoing therapy. In addition, Janice is a devoted Catholic and is aware that the counselor is a devout Jehovah’s Witness, as is most of the community. Janice is apprehensive that the counselor might try to encourage her to convert. She is desperate to talk to someone and does not know where to turn.a. Identify the ethical standards, specific to Janice’s

concerns, which the counselor should follow to provide professional and ethical services.

b. Why are the ethical standards important for client progress?

2. When thinking of a counselor breaching ethical standards, consider the following:a. What do you think will be the impact for the client if the

counselor violated ethical standards?b. What will you suggest as a course of action for a client, if

the client finds out that a counselor violated ethics?

3. Imagine that a counselor in a rural community is providing services to a local resident. The client has several friends working at the local bank. The client is concerned about paying for counseling services by check. The client fears that her friends at the bank will discover that she is paying the local counselor and realize that she is receiving counseling services.a. Discuss the steps the counselor will follow to come to an

ethical resolution of this issue with the client.

Assignments:

1. Ethics on the Weba.b. Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions about Ethics

section of the ACA Web site athttp://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/RESOURCES/ETHICS/FrequentlyAskedQuestionsaboutEthics/FAQ_about_Ethics.htm

c. Create an ethical dilemma or question and post it for the ethics committee at the Frequently Asked Questions about

http://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/RESOURCES/ETHICS/FrequentlyAskedQuestionsaboutEthics/FAQ_about_Ethics.htm



Ethics section.d. As part of this assignment, submit the question you

created and posted for the ethics committee. You also need to include the response of the ethics committee to your question.

e. If the ethics committee does not respond to the question in a timely manner, imagine that you represent the ethics committee. How will you respond to the question without the help of the ACA ethics board?

2. Final ProjectRead the case study and analyze the behavior of the counselor, as a professional, which you consider unethical or unprofessional.a. Write a brief summary of the unbecoming behavior.

Substantiate the summary with reasons for your analysis. 2 Ethical Codes of Conduct

Philosophical Basis of Ethics Resolving Ethical Conflicts Ethical Problem-Solving

Skills Models of Ethical Decision

Making

Corey, Corey & CallahanAppendix AAppendix B

FordChapter 6


1. A clinical psychologist and a mental health counselor are collaborating on a highly controversial experiment on memory and human behavior. The subjects in the study are likely to suffer unusual effects from the experimental medication, which can alter their memory function and perhaps wipe out their long-term memory. Due to this, the clinical psychologist and the mental health counselor have decided to keep the experiment secret.

The psychologist ropes in unsuspecting college students as subjects for the study. She lies to them that the research study is based on the benefits of a vitamin supplement and that she is willing to pay $100.00 per subject for the short 2-hour

study.

When the subjects meet the mental health counselor for the treatment, he too withholds the truth from them. The mental health counselor is aware of the deception but because the psychologist is the primary researcher, he does not feel responsible for the ethical violation.a. Identify the ethical codes for research subjects that the

psychologist is violating.b. Identify the ethical codes for ethical conduct and

responsibility that the mental health counselor is violating.

2. According to R. F. Kitchener, if standards of professional behavior are to exist, mental health professionals should be capable of providing a rational explanation for every action, i.e. whether it is ethical or unethical. As a result, he points out that ethical relativism is indefensible.a. Do you agree with the statement? Why or why not?b. Summarize, in your own words, why each model does or

does not suit the mental health profession.

3. Read the following conversation between three mental health therapists:

Luke: Sometimes, I find it really difficult to make decisions. I am often compelled to breach the confidentiality of the client because not doing so would harm the client.

Nancy: Yes, I understand what you are saying. And, sometimes, clients show us no respect. They expect us to always find solutions to their problems. As if we’re

magicians!

Harry: One of my clients kept insisting on my hugging her. In a way, I thought, how much would a hug hurt? But then it would be breach of ethics, right?a. Explain how each of the above dilemmas can be handled

in accordance with ethical guidelines.b. How should a practitioner determine what is ethical versus

what is unethical?c. Discuss the guidelines practitioners should follow to

ensure that they are practicing ethically.d. How will practitioners know when or if they commit a

breach of ethics?

Assignments:

1. Making A CaseVisit http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.htmlAfter reviewing Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, develop a fictitious case study showing a psychologist engaging in unethical conduct. Refer only to the general ethics codes 1 through 1.27 for this assignment. The case study should describe a psychologist at work in a setting of your choice. Choose at least five ethical codes of conduct your psychologist breaks. After you have written the case study, include a paragraph on which ethical codes have been violated, the corresponding code number, and how they were broken.

2. Final ProjectIdentify the professional organization or subcommittee elected

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to oversee the conduct of mental health counselors like the one in this case study.a. Analyze the main functions of the professional

organization or subcommittee.b. Describe the process that the professional organization or

committee follows when a complaint is lodged against a professional member of the organization.

c. Analyze the potential outcomes for that member when a complaint is lodged.

3 Counselor’s Self-Awareness Counselors in Therapy Transference and

Countertransference Imposition of Values Controversial Issues in

Counseling

Corey, Corey & CallahanChapter 2Chapter 3


1. Students in counseling programs often have high expectations of themselves about performing as a counselor. They often feel the need to present a perfect image to clients in fear of being rejected.a. What are some of the most significant problems you

expect to face as a new professional in the helping profession?

b. How do you see yourself managing these problems when you begin your career?

2. A mental health counselor has been running a group on anxiety for two months.

During a group session, the counselor notices two clients displaying signs of transference. The first client, Diana, makes comments to the counselor such as “You remind me so much of my dad. He was also such a wise person. So whatever you think I should do, just say the word and consider it done!” and “I trusted him so much, he always made wise decisions, and I know you’re just like him. I need to hear what you would do

in my situation.”

The second client, Beth, makes comments to the counselor such as “Just as long as you think I am doing the right thing. I am afraid I will go out there and say the wrong thing and let you down. I don’t know what I would do if I had to come back here and tell you that. It would kill me if I disappointed you.”a. Explain, in your own words, what might be happening

with each client.b. How can the counselor respond to each client ethically?

3. Yarhouse and VanOrman (1999) asserted that value conflicts between clients and therapists are inevitable. Counselors must be aware of their values to be able to control their impact on a helping relationship.a. Discuss the types of clients you feel you might have

difficulty working with in your career.b. How do you think your value system will influence the

way you work with or interact with people?c. Finally, what are some of the main value systems you

envision encountering in clients when working in a diverse setting?

Assignments:

1. Value ConflictsMelissa is a 25-year-old woman, working as a schoolteacher. She discloses to her elderly counselor, Thomas, that she is homosexual. Due to this, she has been facing enormous pressure. Her parents and friends are constantly asking her to

settle down with a regular, steady boyfriend. She hasn’t come out in the open to disclose her sexual orientation to society. She tells Thomas that she is depressed and feels like a person who is living two lives in a divided world.

Thomas feels a bit ill at ease because he has a daughter who is a few years younger than Melissa. He feels that if the client were his daughter, he would not have encouraged her to carry on with her sexual encounters.

He realizes that he cannot extend therapy to Melissa and refers her to a colleague who he thinks can handle the case.

After reading the case study, read ACA ethical codes and find the code that most closely supports the decision made by the psychologist. Document the code number and write out the specific code.

2. Final Projecta. Visit the ACA Web site at:

http://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/RESOURCES/ETHICS/ACA_Code_of_Ethics.htm

b. Collect information about ethical violations related to the issue of imposing values on clients.

c. Identify the ethical code number and definition.d. Analyze how the counselor in the case study violated the

specific code.e. Compare this violation to the APA’s ethical standards and

describe the similarities or differences in the ethical code, using the following Web site: www.apa.org

It is a good idea to be familiar yourself with the ACA Web

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site at: www.counseling.org4 Client Rights

Confidentiality Informed Consent Duty to Warn Involuntary Commitment


FordChapter 7


1. You have been seeing a counselor for weekly sessions over the past three months and can see a definite improvement. The counselor discloses that he has been secretly hypnotizing you during the sessions and that is why you have been feeling better.

After discovering this, you feel disturbed and angry about being hypnotized without providing consent. You feel deceived by the counselor.a. Explore the topic of client rights. Discuss what the

counselor violated and how.b. What impact do you think this violation will have on you?

2. A counselor has been treating a client named Jay who recently met with a bad accident that left him bed-ridden and partially paralyzed. With sustained physiotherapy and medication, the paralytic effect has gone but motor movements are still affected.

His steady girlfriend dumped him when she could not cope with the demands of a paralytic partner. Jay lost his job too. These left a heavy dent on his self-esteem and he was slowly letting his life slip past. He then opted for therapy.

One day, he discloses to his counselor that he is contemplating suicide because there is nothing he looks forward to in life. He announces that he has had enough of living and plans to shoot himself that evening. The counselor knows he has access to an

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old hunting rifle and that he has attempted suicide in the past. He has been under treatment for major clinical depression for the past three monthsa. If the counselor were to act ethically, would the counselor

find it necessary to break confidentiality with this client?b. Justify why or why not you feel the counselor would not

need to break confidentiality.c. If a counselor were to find it necessary to break

confidentiality because of a client’s risk of harm to himself/herself, what steps would the counselor follow to carry this out?

3. Most counselors find it difficult to predict when clients pose a significant threat to others.a. How will counselors determine when their client is a

threat to others?b. What guidelines will counselors follow to ensure that they

adhere to the ethical standards of their profession?c. What will a suicide risk-assessment form that you create

include?

Assignments:

1. Informed ConsentImagine a counselor starting out as a mental health practitioner in private practice.

The counselor’s first responsibility is to develop an Informed Consent form for their own and their clients’ use. Create this document for the counselor, including all the information required in an informed consent form.



b. Collect information about ethical violations related to the issue of confidentiality.




5 Goals of Counseling Theoretical Orientation Using Tests in Counseling Diagnosing in Counseling Intimate Relationships

Corey, Corey & CallahanChapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8

FordChapter 8


1. Betty has been undergoing therapy for alcohol abuse and drug dependence. She informs the therapist that she’d like to barter her services for treatment. Incidentally, she is in a beauty-enhancement career and runs a small salon at home. She offers the therapist a free package, including a massage, a haircut, and a facial.a. If you were the counselor, would you accept these services

as payment? If so, how would you accept?b. If this is an acceptable form of payment, how might you

ensure that it is ethically sound and that no power differential exists between you and the client?

2. Psychological tests sometimes reveal information about people that may result in anxiety on their part. On the other hand, disclosure of results is mandatory.a. What are your opinions on the use of psychological tests



and diagnoses in counseling?b. What are some of the shortcomings and benefits of the use

of these tests in counseling?c. In your opinion, what are the most important ethical

considerations in the use of these tests?

3. Training in the helping profession is a complex and vast domain. A number of specialty areas, which require a great deal of individualized training, exceed the general, training-program protocol of most mental-health counseling programs. Expecting a counselor to be competent in every area of mental health is not only unreasonable but unattainable. Referrals are a major process in the helping profession.a. In what situations do counselors need to make a referral?b. Describe the ethical resolutions and steps to follow when

counselors or psychologists have clients in need of services beyond their level of training or professional competence.

Assignments:

1. Chemical DependencyTraining programs in the helping profession can vary according to the specific interests of clinicians. The population in the area of chemical dependency requires specific training for successful treatment.a. Imagine you are seeking out the best treatment program

for a person suffering from long-term alcohol abuse.b. Contact your local substance-abuse facility and find out

the treatment offered for chemical dependency, including alcoholism.

c. Find out about the training programs and treatment services provided.

d. How is this treatment different from traditional mental-health treatment services?



b. Collect information about ethical violations related to the issue of sexual intimacy with clients.




6 Supervision and Consultation Ethics in Teaching and

Supervision The Mental Health Profession

and the Law Legal Issues for Psychiatric

Treatment Ethical Committees

Corey, Corey & CallahanChapter 9

FordChapter 12Chapter 13


1. Dual relationships in the supervisory context are damaging.Imagine you are a female mental health counselor in training. You are working with a clinical supervisor to manage your caseload. The clinical supervisor and you share a mutual attraction and decide to start an intimate sexual relationship outside the supervision sessions.

A new client of yours has disclosed to you that he feels attracted to you. You are distressed because you are not sure how to handle the issue the client. However, you are not comfortable bringing this up with your supervisor because you have heard your supervisor make some jealous comments

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about you seeing other people. You desperately need guidance on how to handle this client but do not want to jeopardize your professional and personal relationship with your supervisor. Your session with the client is in a few hours, and you don’t know what to do. a. In light of the given case study, discuss the negative

effects of dual relationships between a supervisor and a supervisee.

b. Include the ethical implications for the supervisor when engaging in a dual relationship with a supervisee.

2. At an inpatient residential treatment facility, a depressed client unrelentingly begs the attending consultant for a weekend discharge pass. The consultant finally agrees and allows the patient to be discharged. The consultant was aware that the client had attempted suicide two times in the past. The consultant did not take the time to check with the licensed, on-site clinician-in-charge before signing the weekend discharge.a. Has the consultant acted ethically by allowing the client to

be discharged?b. What are the other pitfalls facing consultants in the mental

health profession?c. What ethical guidelines would you follow if you were a

consultant in the mental health profession?

3. Ron is accused of sending threat messages to a local celebrity. After psychological probing, it is found that he suffers from schizophrenia. a. Does Ron qualify for involuntary psychiatric inpatient

commitment? Why? Why not?b. What are your views on involuntary psychiatric inpatient

commitment?c. When do counselors or psychologists need to use this type

of emergency treatment and how would they go about initiating this?

Assignments:

1. Ethical Issues in the CommunityAfter interviewing the local mental health supervisor, Sarah found that the prevalent issues in her community were jail and clients’ capability of harming themselves.a. Find out what issues plague your community’s mental

health facility.b. Contact your community’s mental health services facility.

Interview a supervisor or mental healthcare provider to determine what they consider the most significant legal and ethical issues they face with the clients they serve.

c. Write up your interview and comment on how you might handle these issues if you were part of an ethics committee reviewing the facility and managing their ethical issues.

2. Final ProjectExamine the ACA’s ethical guidelines related to the issue of Supervision in Section F, and answer the following questions:a. Was the counselor’s behavior with his clinical supervisor

a breach of ethics on the counselor’s part?b. Was the counselor’s behavior with his clinical supervisor

a breach of ethics on the supervisor’s part?c. Compare this violation to the APA’s ethical standards and


d. Imagine you are a member of the ACA ethics committee. Recommend appropriate behavioral codes for counselors with reference to relationships with clinical supervisors.

7 Multicultural Counseling Ethics and Multicultural

Counseling Cultural Values Matching Client and

Counselor Roles of Counselors in the

Community



1. Multicultural awareness is an important part of becoming an ethically conscious practitioner. The preamble to the Code of Ethics of the ACA states that its members should familiarize themselves with social diversity and cultural sensitivity to make a proper diagnosis. a. How aware are you of your worldview?b. How might your values influence your counseling style?c. How will you assess the worldviews of the clients you

serve?

2. Nine-year-old Wanda’s teacher notices that for the past few weeks, Wanda hasn’t been talking to her friends and is always sitting alone in a corner. After talking to Wanda’s parents, the teacher finds out that Wanda’s 16-year-old brother was killed in a gang war two months ago. The teacher talks to Daphne, the counselor, about Wanda and wants to know if there is any way in which these types of children can be saved from the impact of gang wars.a. As a counselor, what would be Daphne’s role in helping

the teacher and children like Wanda?b. What do you see as important roles of a counselor

working in a community? c. What are the ethical responsibilities that counselors and

human service professionals hold toward the community?

3. Mental health services in a community are essential for the

community’s healthy functioning.a. What types of mental health providers are available in

your community? b. Are there a limited number of practitioners or are there a

variety of services and multicultural choices? Would you like to see a more diverse group of practitioners?

c. What would you like to see different about the services provided in your community?

Assignments:

1. Community Resourcesa. Generate a list of the mental health resources available in

your community. b. Include services for crisis intervention, family services,

drug and alcohol treatment, health and medicine, support or educational groups, and child, family, or individual counseling.

c. Include information on what services are free, what fees are charged, who is qualified for receiving services, and how people can enroll in programs.

For example, the community-counseling clinic offers free individual and group therapy to Orange County residents. Licensed mental health counselors and clinical psychologists serve the clients. The clinic also provides free referrals for psychiatric treatment to providers who work on a sliding fee scale. You can sign up for services by calling the intake coordinator at 407-555-5555.

2. Final Project

a. Visit the ACA Web site at: http://www.counseling.org/Content/NavigationMenu/RESOURCES/ETHICS/ACA_Code_of_Ethics.htm

b. Collect information about ethical violations related to the issue of multicultural competencies/respecting diversity.


specific code.8 Ethics in Marital and Family

Therapy Values in Marriage and

Family Therapy Ethical Issues in Group Work Training of Group Leaders Confidentiality in Groups



1. A counselor in training discloses to her supervisor that she has been having flashbacks of her traumatic childhood. She has recently started her self-mutilating behaviors again to escape from the trauma of abuse she suffered at the hands of her parents. She has also begun to react with sexual binges to try to seek revenge from the sexual abuse she endured from her stepsiblings. She discloses to her supervisor that she can’t wait to get out and help people escape from the clutches of their families. She continues to say that families are like prisons – they lock you up and never let you out.a. Do you feel that a person with an impaired relationship

with their family of origin can become an effective family therapist? If so, how?

2. Counselors often find it necessary to terminate counseling-treatment services for various reasons. At times, service termination occurs during the course of treatment, even when treatment is going well and a strong therapeutic alliance has been developed. Termination of services has the potential of a negative impact on the client.a. Specific to the group counseling setting, what



considerations should counselors keep in mind when telling clients about the termination of the counseling relationship?

b. What are the ethical considerations counselors should keep in mind when doing this?

3. Diana, a senior counselor, is leading a psychotherapeutic group. During the first session, among other things, she needs to discuss the issue of confidentiality.a. Describe the parameters of confidentiality that Diana

would be discussing with her group members.b. Include points such as how she would encourage

confidentiality, the limits of confidentiality, and the limits of ensuring confidentiality.

Assignments:

1. What's Required?Imagine that the director of the local community center has visited your university to analyze the shortcomings and improvement areas of existing family and marriage training programs.a. Investigate the marriage and family training program and

a group-counseling program in your area. Write your answer in the form of a presentation to the visiting director.

b. Compare the training programs of these programs with training programs for a general mental health practitioner.

c. What are the major differences in these programs and do you feel that enough training is provided to prepare a qualified Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) or

Specialist in Group Work (SGW).



b. Collect information about ethical violations related to the issue of claiming credentials.






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Attendance/participation 25%Weekly Assignments 20%Final paper 35%Optional 10%Optional 10%

100%

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It is the policy of Argosy University to make reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If a student with disabilities needs accommodations, the student must notify the Director of Student Services. Procedures for documenting student disability and the development of reasonable accommodations will be provided to the student upon request.

Students will be notified by the Director of Student Services when each request for accommodation is approved or denied in writing via a designated form. To receive accommodation in class, it is the student’s responsibility to present the form (at his or her discretion) to the instructor. In an effort to protect student privacy, the Department of Student Services will not discuss the accommodation needs of any student with instructors. Faculty may not make accommodations for individuals who have not been approved in this manner.

The Argosy University Statement Regarding Diversity

Argosy University prepares students to serve populations with diverse social, ethnic, economic, and educational experiences. Boththe academic and training curricula are designed to provide an environment in which students can develop the skills and attitudes essential to working with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

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