Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy, Updated Edition, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2014

  • S Allen Wilcoxon
  • Theodore P. Remley University of Holy Cross , University of New Orleans
  • Samuel T. Gladding Wake Forest University

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Table of contents

PART I: Acculturation, Worldview, and Value-Sensitive Care: Foundations for Practice Decisions
1. Values as Context for Therapy
2. Professional Acculturation and the Ecology of Therapy

PART II: Ethical Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
3. Promoting Ethical Practice: Principles, Traditions, and Considerations
4. Unique Ethical Considerations in Marriage and Family Therapy- Principle Distinctions
5. Unique Ethical Considerations in Marriage and Family Therapy- Practice Distinctions
6. Intimate Partner Violence and the Ecology of Therapy
7. Contemporary Ethical Issues. Contextual Matters
8. Contemporary Ethical Issues. Practice Matters
9. Ethical Accountability: A Casebook

PART III: Legal Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
10. The Marriage and Family Therapist: Roles and Responsibilities Within the Legal System
11. Family Law
12. Legal Considerations

PART IV: Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
13. Professional Issues: Identity, Affiliation, and Transitions as a Marriage and Family Therapist
14. Professional Issues:Supervision, Licensure, and Professional Development as a Marriage and Family Therapist
15. Contemporary Professional Issues- Questions and Responses

Author bios

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