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- Identify ethical challenges unique to couples therapy, including managing confidentiality and diversity in coupleships.
- Apply relationally sensitive strategies to maintain professional boundaries with distressed couples.
- Examine clinical scenarios in which couples therapy may be contraindicated due to relational risk factors.
- Implement communication strategies that uphold transparency, safety, and therapeutic alliance.
- Navigate legal and insurance considerations relevant to billing and documentation in couples therapy.
In couples therapy, what is a common ethical challenge?
When working with diverse couples (e.g., LGBTQ+, nonmonogamous), the therapist should
When should confidentiality policies and communication boundaries be discussed?
What is a primary benefit of a no-secrets policy in couples therapy?
A potential ethical risk when billing insurance for couples therapy is
Who typically has legal access to therapy notes when insurance is billed using an Identified Patient (IP)?
What condition often makes couples therapy unethical to pursue immediately?
Using an attachment framework, each partner's difficult behavior is often seen as
What is an example of using gentler language in highly distressed couples therapy?
When a therapist notices an unhealthy communication pattern in session, they should
Highlighting a couple's strengths in therapy can
If a rupture occurs between the therapist and a partner, the therapist should
Seeking consultation is recommended when
Between-session communication in couples therapy should ideally be
In the case of a serious secret revealed to the therapist, an ethical first step is to
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- Review the course material online or in print.
- Complete the course evaluation.
- Review your Transcript to view and print your Certificate of Completion. Your date of completion will be the date (Pacific Time) the course was electronically submitted for credit, with no exceptions. Partial credit is not available.