couples counseling week 2 discussion 2
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What do you now know about ethical practices with couples and families that you did not previously know?
When I came to ethical practices, I was very familiar with family ethics, so I wanted to learn more about the ethics surrounding couples because I’m unfamiliar with it. The main thing that I learned was the ethical decisions when it comes to talking about infidelity with couples. I thought that was extremely interesting because I wondered how that worked. The assumption is that the couple comes into therapy with a problem or to discuss infidelity that the couple is aware of. I didn’t think that another possibility would be the couple is coming into talk about issues and infidelity has not been discussed. So, learning that, having your conversations with individuals you would learn about infidelity or other things that they would like to keep confidential. The AAMFT confirms the ethics of confidentiality when it comes to infidelity it states that the therapist in each member of the marital dad must keep written permission to disclose the information that is given (Brock
& Coufal, 1994). That didn’t surprise me but I found it very interesting because it wasn’t my first thought when it comes to counseling couples with infidelities. It reminded me that not everything is going to be open to discuss
some stuff as a therapist I’m going to have to work to get out of the client. I also am going to have to respect that some of my clients are not going to want to talk about certain things when it comes to their spouses. I’m going to
have to maintain that and have a non-biased opinion towards that person.
I think it intimidates me a little bit to know or have a secret of confidentiality and you’re working with a couple. The couple is explaining how they want to fix things but there’s a big secret that could make or break their relationship.
Research shows that at least 87% of couples who deal with infidelity still stay
together (Butler et al., 2008). It puts the therapist in a triangulation when it comes to the couple and the therapist's relationship. I also know that there are rules to the exemption to disclose, especially if anybody is at harm to themselves or others. Before it comes to the exemption part, it would be nice
to have an individual conversation with the person who is holding the confidentiality and maybe work on a goal of telling the other person. If they don’t want to respect that because of the ethics of confidentially (Butler et al., 2010).
How will you incorporate ethics into your professional development?
Ethics has to be a part of your daily practice as a counselor and as any professional. As a future counselor, you need to be familiar with the ethical guidelines and rules. So, the ACC code of ethics or the MMFT code of ethics should be somewhere for you to look at often (Zazzarino et al., (2021). It’s also important to discuss any ethical dilemmas with your supervisor or a colleague, to ensure that you are in ethical compliance. Your license and everything depends on you being ethical. So, incorporating ethics is not an option, it is a must.
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