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:

Practicing counseling without an explicit theoretical rationale is somewhat like:

Which of the following is NOT true concerning therapeutic use of the DSM-5 to diagnose clients?

In working with couples and families, opportunities for ethical practice are increased by combining a systems perspective with traditional approaches. Due to the paradigm shift in the field of psychology to accommodate the changing needs of service recipients:

When a counselor works in a managed care system, client’s goals need to be:

It is an ethical, and sometimes legal, obligation of therapists to be mindful that a medical evaluation is many times indicated. Which of the following is NOT a reason to refer for a medical evaluation?

If each professional organization developed specific guidelines pertaining to students’ successful completion of a program, faculty in training programs:

Registry is generally a voluntary listing of individuals who use a title or provide a service.                      represents the least degree of regulation of professional practice.

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

The family systems perspective is grounded on the assumption that a client’s problematic behavior may be: