Ethics: You have been treating a client who has immigrated f…
Ethics: You have been treating a client who has immigrated from outside the United States. The client reports a harsh regimen of disciplining his or her child that you believe amounts to child abuse. Which of the following statements applies?
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Ethics: When a client has been in treatment for an extended period of time (e.g., 6 months to a year), and inflation and other costs of conducting a professional practice have increased, what should the therapist ethically do regarding fees?
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Theories: George is your client who is coming to counseling because he is depressed about his father’s recent death. He has told you that he has great difficulty dealing with authority figures, and after some discussion, you find out that George did not get along well with his father when he was young. If you are a Gestalt therapist, you will probably conclude that George:
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Theories: Donna comes to counseling because she thinks that she has obsessive compulsive disorder. She has numerous obsessive thoughts. One of these thoughts is that she has left the coffee-maker on in her apartment and that it will start a fire that will burn the building down. The coffee-maker worry results in her returning to her apartment 3 or 4 times each morning, and she is often late to work. Donna’s solution-focused therapy counselor, Bob, wonders aloud if she is sensitive to detail, routine and order. Bob gives a case presentation to a class of counseling students. He states that “this client has a great strength in her ability to attend to detail.” What mistake has Bob made?
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