Course Description

Investigation of the foundations of ethical decision-making in relational therapy. Course addresses the development of a CFT identity and socialization and facilitates the development of competencies in ethics in CFT practice, including understanding and applying the AAMFT Code of Ethics and understanding legal responsibilities.

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Athena Title

CFT Ethics

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in ECHD 7350, SOWK 7350, ECHD 7350E, SOWK 7350E

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Prerequisite

Permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will learn to identify professional guidelines, ethical codes, and legal regulations relevant to the practice of CFT.
• Students will learn to distinguish between the ethical tensions in individual practice vs. relational/systemic clinical practice.
• Students will learn to apply AAMFT Code of Ethics and legal regulations to clinical case studies.
• Students will learn to develop personal ethical decision-making models

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Topical Outline

• 1. CFT Professional Identity
• 2. Scope of practice
• 3. Professional Organizations
• 4. Licensure
• 5. MFT Ethical values and codes
• 6. Ethical decision-making models
• 7. Legal responsibility and liabilities of clinical practice, telehealth, and research
• 8. Building an ethical workplace culture

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Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Social Awareness & Responsibility

The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.

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