Confidentiality is both a legal and ethical requirement for therapists. Why does confidentiality become more complex when working with couples and families?

A) Therapists cannot share what their clients tell them one-on-one.
B) Therapists are obligated to keep secrets no matter what.
C) Therapists could cause harm to their clients if they do not keep secrets.
D) Therapists need to establish their own secrets policy and make sure clients understand it.


D

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evaluation research?

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_____ refers to the process of a group where the members establish some consensus

regarding a role structure and group norms for appropriate behavior.

A. Norming B. Performing C. Storming D. Calming

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List and briefly describe three of the six core values in the NASW Code of Ethics.

What will be an ideal response?

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a. how spread out values are in the sample. b. the average value of the data. c. whether data values are normally distributed. d. the relationship between two variables.

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