The Role of Values in Marriage and in Family Therapy
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The Role of Values in Marriage and in Family Therapy
Ethics and therapy are closely intertwined. It is important that healthcare professionals dealing in therapy adhere to strict professional standards and values that help define expectations and also prevent harm to those who seek therapy. Although the application of such values can sometimes be somewhat complicated when such therapists are dealing with individual clients, the complexity is even more heightened in the context of having multiple family members under therapy. Advancing conversations regarding values and marriage and family therapy is important to enable professionals grapple with the complexities of the topic as well as support their clients better.
The Role of Values Values play an integral role when it comes to matters concerning therapy. Corey, Corey, Corey, and Callanan (2015) noted that values permeates every facet of therapy since therapists’ values can affect the clients, clients’ values can impact the therapist, and a conflict of values may arise between the two parties. Values are simply items of worth. Individuals define themselves by the values that they attach to different things such as family, relationships, love, and so forth. Since values help individuals to find worth in their pursuits, they play a central role in marriage and family therapy as they can help the therapist to chart
According to the AAMFT, the therapist’s ethical responsibilities is that a therapist needs to non-discriminatory. The therapist needs to obtain informed consent to clients to an legally authorized person (AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2016). Therapists cannot abandon their client, and need to make arrangements for continued treatment (AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2016). The counseling relationship needs to be built on trust, the therapist much keep confidentiality for the client disclosures (AAMFT American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2016).
Ethical Issue in Case: the ethical issues could be whether to see the wife of a couple therapy before the couple session begin and how that could impair the counselor clinical judgment.
For this assignment I interviewed a Licensed Mental Health Counselor named Amanda Gilman and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist names Lois Dennett. Both were very informative about ethics in their practices. Both therapists currently have private practices, and in the past have worked within companies.
Marriage and Family Therapists’ are faced daily with difficult situations that may pose ethical dilemma’s. Shaw (2011) explains that ethical decisions weight “heavily on rational” (pg. 2).
There are many ethical dilemmas in the field of social work. Dual relationships are an extremely common issue that can be defined as when a therapist and client have multiple relationships. These relationships could be a friendship, a family member, a romantic relationship, an online relationship, and/or a sexual relationship. It can be debated whether some of these relationships can be acceptable to maintain while in a therapist-patient relationship due to ethical principles, and guidelines that may be broken to participate in the relationships.
Values are what dictate our choices and decisions, values are what determine the course of our life (e.g., relationships, career choice, interacting with people, etc.) Values are not universal; each individual simply adopts the values of his/her parents or whatever dominant in the society. As human we differ in how we experience pain, how we communicate, our attitudes, expectations, beliefs, behavior, actions, etc. My values either the personal or professional are congruent to the helping profession and the ACA code of ethics. The primary value that I feel is significant is the self-determination to promote social justice and be the advocate for change on behalf of the clients and the society as a whole. In parallel to self-determination; are
The purpose of this paper is to examine the field of marriage and family counseling beginning with the history and development of the profession and its importance in the field of counseling. This paper will also evaluate five major themes relevant to Marriage and Family Therapy which include: roles of Marriage and Family Therapists; licensure requirements and examinations; methods of supervision; client advocacy; multiculturalism and diversity. The author will discuss significant aspects to the field of Marriage and Family Therapy such as MFT identity, function, and ethics of the profession. This paper will assess biblical values in relation to Marriage and Family Therapists and to the field
Values are beliefs and standards that an individual holds. In social work, many decisions will be based upon the values a generalist
Specifically, the worldwide formats of expert codes of ethics may not give an exact fit to the numerous complex and nuanced circumstances found in marriage therapy. In marriage therapy, the "client" is numerous people formed into an interactional heavenly body or relationship mosaic (Brendel and Nelson, 1999). The ethical interests and welfare needs of this "client" go past insignificant confidentiality and may exist in element
As a future therapist, I am required to obtain a strong understanding of the laws and ethics of the practice of therapy. Furthermore, it is necessary to develop an awareness of my own personal beliefs, values, and attitudes, and recognize the potential influence they bear when seeing clients of differing or opposing values. By addressing these issues of countertransference, I am able to practice as an ethical, legal, and competent therapist. In this paper, three personal values including, the value of being on time, higher education, and acting with compassion, are defined, originated, and explored in the context of my life and how the ways in which they present the possibility for countertransference. After incorporating specific codes and
Unfortunately, some mental health counselors may engage in behaviors that do not benefit the client and eventually lead to harm. Mental health counselors are required to refrain from entering dual relationships possess the possibility of impairing the professional judgment of the mental health counselors and increases the risk of harm to the client. Mental health counselors need to be aware of the potential intimacy of the counseling relationship and avoid and abstain from actions or behaviors in which the mental health counselors gains from the relationship at the expense of their client such as romantic relationships with the client or any member of their family (AMCHA, 2015). Mental health counselors may also encounter situations in which their religious and cultural values conflict with the values of their clients or the ethical standards. When the counselor's personal values interfere with the counseling process it becomes an ethical issue and may harm the
The first session we met we discussed the purpose of family therapy introducing the concept to see it was something they may find beneficial to them. Understanding how family therapy works and interacts is the key objectives of therapists; they should be healers, concerned with engaging with the family therapeutically, around issues that cause problems whilst remaining respect. This means to join families and experience the reality whilst becoming involved in the interaction which form the family structure and the way they think and behave (Minuchin and Fisherman 1981). Information was given about structural family therapy and how this may be beneficial for family A. Mrs A was given information on how Family therapy can play an
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Values are those things that are important, meaningful and valued by an individual, a group of people, or an organization. Whether we are aware of them or not, every individual has his or her core set of values, which consist of many different kinds of values. Each individual’s value system is different from one another because individual’s values are built up through one’s life experience, environment, and family background. Values are important to us because they reflect our personal moral standards, shape our behavior, and guide us through long life journeys. Since we live in a highly connected society, each person’s value system does not only affect one’s own life, but also affects many other people and the
Now, let’s talk about what values are when it comes to a Family. In a family you can find some major parts that make a family have an identity like, social, political, religious, and work values. These values give a family a