Marital and Family Therapy

Category - Law & Ethics

Maintenance of confidentiality in the family setting is:
  1. Almost impossible
  2. A lot more work than with individuals
  3. Not worth pursuing, since family members talk anyway
  4. Not the job of the therapist as much as it is the family being treated
Explanation
Answer - B - It sounds simple, but it’s true. Maintaining confidentiality with individuals is a lot easier than it is with families. After all, often times, families all present together. Keeping things “confidential” in a family setting where someone speaks out with the family present isn’t possible. However, you do have the ability to determine how far you might press a certain issue if you know someone in the room has shared having a problem or reaction to that.
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