One day you conduct a family session: the boy, the mother, and the father are all present. After the session, you realize that your client’s father was your parents’ lawyer. Discuss your possible actions and remember Standard 1.3 from the AAMFT Code of Ethics and the first standard in the CAMFT Code of Ethics.

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Explanation:

The ethical details which is relevant to the present case, based on standard 1.3, relating to the power differential between the client and therapist and avoiding close personal relationships or business with a client or client’s immediate family, as this could impair the professional judgment or lead to an increase in the risk of exploitation.

It would be tough to substantiate that the father’s role in the provision of legal representation to my parents results in an unequivocal impediment on my professional judgment, since the personal connection belongs to an unclear past. In this ethical interpretation, I am tempted to choose a lenient approach and will continue to include the father in future therapy sessions. Based on the requirements of standard 1.3, I will document the existence of a potential multiple role and take appropriate precautions in limiting interactions with the father strictly to only therapeutic collaborations, and do away from any personal discussions or maybe transactions.

The main reason for this ethical decision is based on the standards of beneficence i.e pursuing the greatest good for the greatest number. Additionally, I will also consider it beneficial to continue involving an abusive parent in the therapeutic efforts, as a way of effecting change and monitoring the systemic power imbalance.

answer:

insta, i mean its just better