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ndhry that it uas morcco uenientdltd afforddbte to dcqunehelpuidonli e sessionstbdtlto seea Loel theupistweekly.'lheclient'spsychidtrist wts informed of thk dtftsgenent.luri g d meii.atioll falLow-utidtlpohtment.'fhe psy.hiattist, wha questiotvdwhethetthis u.)as Legally or ethicalLy coftect,rcquested an inuesti&tthtby thestatclicensing boaftl. Commcnts: Thetherrpistviolatedthis prhcipleby ptuvidinB{dviccandthcrapyonline,eitherthroughigm.rrancc of the law or willfulviolation ofit, asir isconsidered illegaI roprovidcrhcr!pyiDnsinte h which one rs not liccnscd.Edrically, one has to questionwhcthcr therapy onlinec.r be effectivcwhcn the dmrapisth not ableto seethc pcry)l]facc-rofacc,obscrve $e bodylansLragc, hcartlre ttlrlcof voice,or rccurately rssess thcpcrsou'scnnxionrl functioninS. Risksll)ay occurir cas€s ofcrisisor cncrgcDcy, especiallyif the clicntbccoNessLricidal and requires nnmediatcirtcrverrior) and help. Co fidcntialityrnay beconrean issuea d . liabiiityrisk if theelectronic nessageis forwardcdto arothere-nail addressby misirkc or ;s readunintcrtionally by anorherindryidual.Tlird ParryP.yDedrmay Deconeconpxcac cd.It is,thercfrxe, importanrfor rhcthcr, apisr to becon,ek,rowledscablc abour rulesandguidclncsregardtrrg electrod' callyrransnntcdconsultationor th.rapy by consul rg with thc staicliccNi.g bo,rrdor theAAMFf EthicsConnnitree prior to ofleringserviccs online.
nents atd .an.elLeddppointments frequehtly.The AAMF| F.thicsCommittee receiL'ed a .onfkint fion d .lient u)ho repartedthdt the MFT had ctrnle.l "ai how latefar the appointment,sm.lLed of alcohol,an
therapyto the client.This crcatcda con' flict of ilterest that may have impaired clinicrl judgment and objectivity.Sceirg the client for both individual and nrarit.rltherapy incrcascda risk ofbias, especially jn this casc,in which safety and protcction were prinary issuesbccausc of don esticviolence.lt would havc been Conments:Th€ MtT neglcctcdto .1ppropriateto refefthc cooplc to:uothseckprcfession.rl nssistnnce and trcar- cr professi ondl for f,l afi tal thcrapl r nd mcntthxtmryhirvep.evemted therclapse to ln,linrrin individLraltherapt with rhe andtheirnpiirmentofworftpcrforurance cl i errttoprcventbi {sandal i enmentwit h rnd clinicaljudsme t, as wcll as pre- the cl i ent.thc spousccoul d have rly, ve ri g theviolationofrhissubprincifle. been rcferrcd for individunl thenpy () It is crucirl for a therapistwho rssuffeF ,ddress thc spousc'shsucs dnd nccds.
ing fro'n loss, deprcssion,substance rbuse,or per$onal problursrccoDtact,r 3,5 Marriage and FarnilyTherapisrr,as professionrlwho can be objcctivcand presenters,teach€rs,supe.visors, conbelpful in tinre of necd.Thc therapist sultants,and r€s€arch€rs,.rc dcdicarcd couldhrve arra sedfor clicntcoverage to hiSh standardsof scbolarship,prcs until recorerywrs dchicvcd,and could ent accurateinformation, and disclose hrvecorti ucdtorcc(ivcsupcrvhionAndpot€ntial conflicb of intercst, guidancc to assurcongoingf€covery and Yi9'j.cttetA fhdnta&uti.al .o"ipd profcssional compctcnce andintegrhy. iy enpbyed anatiagc at'd fanily thu.
3.4 Marriageand family therapistsdo not providescrvicesthat createa confli€t of intcrcstthst may impair work pcrforrnancc or clinicaliudgment. \iA ettetA thc pistsatud 35-yed/ aA cLientfot in.liuidud thetapyuhose pli,1dry cofltpkint aas thdt the srouse uds unfdnhfuland uiobnt totuaftlthe .lie,'t. Atier sixlnonths,thespaasewas dske.Jto bc incfu.Le.li, maital thelabr. The the/apista{eed dnd cofltinuedto scethecLi.tt fot ntdiuidualtherupJt too. Ttu .Liett kter separutedlrom the 3.3 MrrriaSeandfanily therapists seek spa,sednlfited far diuotce.rhespouse appropriarcprofessional assistance for cahqldined to the AAMFT Ethics th€irpcrsosalproblensor con{Iicts that Cohl,iitteethatthethetupktbddshowh n.y impairwo.k perforrnancc or clini- f.,votitisn and a bidstouatulthe .lieht d"rirq ndritdL thenpy afld had not Vigdette:A, ivlF'f,uho *as alsa a locuse.lon the spouses needsas aLso rcrop/htg rl.aholi., experiefl.ed d bcihg signifi.ant dnd i,tportdnt. rebqse r I t q e 4 f erntI seI erdLI o sse s tuilh Commcnts:The rheiapistviollted h r |en s t1,r: *. Jertrs ofa thiLdard thispnrciplcbyasrccnrStosee tlreclient r Frtr,t. Due t., ni.rcasedho*ug, the and spousefor nariral therapywhile the pr:t J/t't.J Latelar tlient afpol,lt simuitaneouslyproviding nrdividual
apist to presentedudtional seffiinalsofl the effectsof dll inaiuidudL'stuprcssion onthe fd.nily qnen. As part oftlte contlact, the MFT uds dshel!to shou uitleotapes of thesc sartitldls ta clients wbo s4fercd tto,n deprcsiot. Hoaeuer, the uideotulias,rclu.lerlM dd"eiisenent o[ d altti.lcprcssdstnedicdtio, the compd'1yprcnoted. 'l he MFT did nat pe/. ceiuethis as being a ptuhlen or a tonand continued to show fLict of 't'tercst the uideotapesto tbesecLicnts. CornDents: The MFT violatcd this prnrciplcby aS.eeingto show the vidcotapesthat advertisedmedicatic'nsold by the phamuccutical compann bec.ruse this creatcda conflict of in!erestandrolcs. As a presentcr,the therapistcn play an llnportant and helpful role in imparting knowledsc ard educalionto clientsand familicsaffcctcdby depression. Howevcr, by pronroringdre videotapes,the lherapist can bc pcrceivedas eldorsing not only the mcdicationbut dre pharmaceutical companyaswe11, and rhiswould ccr-
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