Mindful Continuing Education

1. According to the AAMFT Code of Ethics, marriage and family therapists have a responsibility to advance the welfare of families and individuals through such practices as non-discrimination, informed consent, the avoidance of multiple relationships, and appropriate sexual conduct.

2. Most boundary violations are related to exploitive dual relationships, such as sexual contact with current or former clients, while a boundary crossing is a deviation from classical therapeutic activity that is harmless, non-exploitative, and:

3. According to the article Ethical Decision-Making and Dual Relationships, when therapists are faced with the possibility of entering a dual relationship, which of the following is NOT one of the questions they may want to ask themselves to help make the correct decision?

4. The Board of Directors of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy requires that clients be adequately informed of significant information concerning treatment processes and procedures, and that professionals obtain appropriate consent for services in the form of written or verbal consent.

5. Integral parts of an informed consent agreement include what to expect from the therapeutic process, services offered, confidentiality factors and limits, practices relating to release of information, recordkeeping, fees, payment, and cancellation, and:

6. While different state may have specific laws pertaining to therapist-client confidentiality, general exceptions to maintaining confidentiality are related to each of the following EXCEPT:

7. As the vignette involving Susie clearly demonstrates, when a minor child reveals participation in repeated risky sexual activity, the therapist has an obligation to report such behavior to the child's parents because of the 'self-harm' that is being exhibited.

8. Marriage and Family Core Competencies were developed by AAMFT to improve the overall quality of services provided to clients in therapy, and competencies that fall under the domain of professionalism include:

9. AAFMT guidelines state that marriage and family therapists respect the rights and responsibilities of professional colleagues, but also that therapists are in violation of the Code if they are convicted of a felony, are convicted of a misdemeanor related to their qualifications or functions, engage in conduct which could lead to conviction of a felony, or a misdemeanor related to their qualifications or functions.

10. When MFTs serve as supervisors to other professionals or students, they are expected to maintain the same standard of professionalism they exhibit as therapists, and most codes of conduct address the need to avoid exploitation while in the supervisorial role and to act in a way to establish and preserve:

11. While cultural competence means having the self-awareness, knowledge, skills, and framework to make sound, ethical, and culturally appropriate decisions, _____________ acknowledges that we may never truly understand the experiences of another cultural group of which we are not members, but we will have a respectful attitude and approach toward different points of view.

12. In order to file an ethics complaint, the complainant must have first-hand knowledge about the issue or be able to provide relevant testimony related to it.