, with regard to family-of-origin issues, is particularly critical for family therapists.

Some people are reluctant to engage in family therapy because:

Developing an approach to counseling is an ongoing and fluid process. Counselors in training tend to be drawn to a particular theory initially but modify it as they gain experience. Ultimately, your counseling orientation and style must:

Gender sensitive models of training family therapists are aimed at:

The ethics codes of most professional organizations provide guidelines for the ethical practice of bartering. Some more recent codes (APA, NASW, AAMFT, and ACA):

                       is the process of distinguishing one form of mental disorders from another by determining which of two (or more) disorders with similar symptoms the person is suffering from.

In the case of domestic violence, clinicians agree that conducting couples therapy while there is ongoing domestic violence:

Charles, a couples’ therapist, recently met with a new couple seeking his services. During their initial meeting, Charles learned that the wife and husband are both in individual therapy. As an ethical practitioner, he should:

In                        , sexist attitudes and patriarchal assumptions are examined for their impact on family relationships.

Which of the practitioners described below would NOT be an effective family therapist?