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In working with couples and families, opportunities for ethical practice are increased by combining a systems perspective with traditional approaches. Due to the paradigm shift in the field of psychology to accommodate the changing needs of service recipients:

A) the family systems perspective must focus on individualism, autonomy, and independence.
B) systemic approaches must be taught side-by-side with individualistic approaches because many cultural groups are collectivistic.
C) the idea that the identified client's problem is a symptom of the individual's maladjustment and psychosocial development must be reinforced.
D) the therapist must view the individual's behavior in the session only.

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Which of the following statements about differing perspectives on confidentiality with multiple clients is FALSE?

A) "Hidden agenda" are seen as material that should be brought out into the open during a couples or family session.
B) Therapists should not divulge in a family session any information given to them by individuals in private sessions.
C) Therapists should inform clients that any information given during private sessions will be divulged as they see fit in accordance with the greatest benefit to the family.
D) Family therapists are exempt from reporting information that could harm the family system, including if there is a concern that a family member will harm him- or herself, or will do harm to another person.

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Patricia, a family therapist, has adopted an egalitarian philosophy to guide her practice. A Korean couple comes to her to address concerns they have about their teenage daughter. When asked about their home life, they acknowledge that they hold traditional roles and values and that the household chores are entirely left to the females in the family. Patricia should:

Key values such as collectivism, interdependence, family embeddedness and connectedness, hierarchies of relationship, and multigenerational perspectives are more familiar concepts in cultures.

______________________, with regard to family-of-origin issues, is particularly critical for family therapists.

Some people are reluctant to engage in family therapy because:

Counselors who work with couples and families can practice more ethically if they are aware of all of the following EXCEPT:

Feminists remind us that patriarchy has:

In , sexist attitudes and patriarchal assumptions are examined for their impact on family relationships.

Most family therapy training programs encourage work and other processes designed to engage students with their own family-of-origin issues.

______________________is a critical ethical issue in individual psychotherapy and a necessary part of the practice of couples and family therapy.

Most family therapy training programs employ both didactic and experiential methods and supervised practice. Experiential methods include:

Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the values that create the basis for the feminist perspective on family therapy?

Yolanda is an experienced therapist who seems to always feel more compassionate toward the female members of the families she counsels. What are the most salient ethical issues involved in this case?

Which of the practitioners described below would NOT be an effective family therapist?

Competence in working with couples and families only comes with:

Charles, a couples' therapist, recently met with a new couple seeking his services. During their initial meeting, Charles learned that the wife and husband are both in individual therapy. As an ethical practitioner, he should:

Which of the following is NOT an essential piece of information the family practitioner must provide before each individual agrees to participate in family therapy?

Which of the following is NOT an issue that the dynamics of couples therapy often involves?

______________________is raised in establishing criteria of psychosocial dysfunction, assessing the problems of the identified patient in the family context, and devising treatment strategies.