LibGuides: MFT-6201 v4: Week 9 Resources

Week 9 Resources

Ethical, Legal, and Group Management Issues
Brabender, V. M., Smolar, A. I., & Fallon, A. E. (2004). Ethical, legal, and group management issues. Essentials of group therapy (pp. 183-204). ProQuest Ebook Central
This chapter discusses confidentiality, informed consent, electronic communication, record keeping, and other group management issues.
More than Two People in the Room: Legal and Ethical Issues When Working with Couples, Families and Groups
APA Practice Organization. (2014, Winter). More than two people in the room: Legal and ethical issues when working with couples, families and groups. Good Practice (pp. 1-5).
This article explores confidentiality and informed consent when working with couples, families, or groups.
How to Do Group Therapy Using Telehealth
Whittingham, M., & Martin, J. (2020, April 10). How to do group therapy using telehealth. APA Services.
This article explores guidelines for conducting groups using teletherapy.
How to Create a Group Therapy Note
Sandy. (2018, April 25). How to create a group therapy note. ICANotes.
This resource discusses writing notes for group therapy.
Social Work in a Digital Age: Ethical and Risk Management Challenges
Reamer, F. G. (2013). Social work in a digital Age: Ethical and risk management challenges. Social Work, 58(2), 163–172.
While this article is addressed to social workers, you will find an excellent overview of digital communication types and the risk and benefits to be considered when making ethical decisions.
Clinical and Ethical Considerations for Delivering Couple and Family Therapy via Telehealth
Wrape, E. R., & McGinn, M. M. (2019). Clinical and ethical considerations for delivering couple and family therapy via teletherapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(2), 296–308.
This article explores the benefits of providing couple and family therapy via teletherapy and the ethical and practical considerations.
Trauma and Teletherapy: Discerning Our Clients’ Needs.
Laliotis, D. (2020, November/December). Trauma and telehealth: Discerning our clients’ needs. Psychotherapy Networker.
This article uses case examples to explore issues related to teletherapy.
Playing Together Apart: Figuring Out Teletherapy for Kids
Straus, M., & O’Neil, K. (2020, May/June). Playing together apart: Figuring out teletherapy for kids. Psychotherapy Networker.
This article uses a case example to explore telehealth with children.

Resource Template
Use this resource template to complete Week 9: Assignment 2.

Optional Weekly Resources

Ethical Issues in Group Work

Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Corey, C. (2024). Ethical issues in group work. In Issues and ethics in the helping professions (11th ed., pp. 480-512). Cengage Learning.

Chapter 12 explores the unique ethical and legal challenges of group work.

Access your Redshelf book in the Getting Started module of the course or click on Bookshelf in the top navigation bar of the course.

An Introduction to Setting Up a Telebehavioral Health Practice: Competencies and Considerations
Hertlein, K. (2020, March 17). An Introduction to setting up a telebehavioral health practice: Competencies and considerations [Video]. YouTube.
This 46-minute video created for AAMFT discussed important competencies and considerations for MFTs when setting up a telehealth practice.
Online Therapy Guidelines
Caldwell, B. E., Bischoff, R. J., Derrig-Palumbo, K. A., & Liebert, J. D. (2017, February 17). Best practices in the online practice of couple and family therapy. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
This resource is accessible for free through AAMFT. It is a report of the Online Therapy Workgroup presented to the Board of AAMFT and identifies specific findings and best practices for teletherapy for MFTs.