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Marital and Family Therapy

Category - Law & Ethics

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You have been a therapist for six years and haven’t taken a vacation yet. While you admit it’s poor self-care, you’ve finally booked a trip to Hawaii. What steps must you take when an interruption in therapy is imminent?
  1. Terminate therapy to avoid interrupting service
  2. Give advanced notice and make necessary referrals for emergency service
  3. Pass the case off to another therapist entirely; start a new caseload after vacation
  4. Give the client enough homework to last your vacation
Explanation
Answer - B - Advance notice and proper referrals are always appropriate when you’re headed on vacation. Still, the other options are all potential ideas, but none of them given enough credence to the relationship developed between client and clinician. Running from termination won’t be healthy either. Remember that whatever protocol you are setting for yourself, you are also setting an example for your clients.
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