Course Code: REL-BHC-0-EMAFT
Hours: 2
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Explain the applicability of the ethics code to your work, and the relationship between ethics codes and laws.
Recognize the specific ethical responsibilities MFTs have to clients and the profession.
Identify specific ethical pitfalls that can occur in practice and proactive steps you can take to prevent them.
Outline:
Section 1: Understanding Ethical Practice in Marriage and Family Therapy
Importance of Ethical Standards
Relationship Between Ethics Codes and Laws
Quick Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Responsibilities to the Therapeutic Relationship
Responsibilities to Clients
Quick Check
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Responsibilities to the Profession, Supervision, and Research
Ethical Practice in the Profession
Quick Check
Responsibility as a Supervisor
Quick Check
Responsibility as a Researcher
Quick Check
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Possible Ethical Pitfalls
Managing Ethical Hazards in Practice
Ethical Decision Making
Quick Check
Key Takeaways
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Mary Sue Green, Ph.D., LMFT-S
Mary Sue Green earned her Ph.D. in human development and family studies from Iowa State University. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Supervisor. She works full-time as a substance abuse counselor for Helen Farabee Centers. She has received grant funding and published articles in peer-reviewed journals on diversity issues, mentoring, therapist self-awareness, sexuality, and infidelity. She has presented at state and national conferences on ethics, substance abuse, sexual orientation and gender identity, supervision, and working with same-sex couples.
Writer: Amanda Gayle, Ph.D
Amanda Gayle received her PhD. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Georgia in the Counseling and Testing Center. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in the Occupational Health Department working in both the internal and external employee assistance programs. She is licensed in North Carolina, where she was in private practice for 15 years, serving primarily adults in individual and couples counseling with many presenting issues. Her focus was on cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety, mood disorders, grief, relationship difficulties, stress management, self-esteem, and parenting. She joined Relias as a subject matter expert writer for behavioral health in 2021.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Marriage and Family Therapists; in the following settings: Behavioral Health: Community Services.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.