Ethical Decision-Making While Using Social Networking Sites: Potential Ethical and Clinical Implications for Marriage and Family Therapists

Ethical decision-making within marriage and family therapy is complex and often convoluted due to the relational-systemic nature of the clinical services provided. The aim of this article is to provide an overview for a new model for ethical decision-making in marriage and family therapy. This new model, entitled the Butterfly Model, will then be applied to a case vignette for illustration. It is hoped that the Butterfly Model can provide marriage and family therapists with a guide for ethical decision-making that is tailored more for the relational-systemic work they engage in.

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Ethical Decision Making among Family Therapists and Individual Therapists*

Family Process ◽

10.1111/j.1545-5300.2000.39203.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 177-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Susan A. Newfield ◽

Neal A. Newfield ◽

Jeannie A. Sperry ◽

Thomas Edward Smith

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Family Therapists

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Clinical Decision-Making Strategies of Marriage and Family Therapists in the Treatment of Adult Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors

American Journal of Family Therapy ◽

10.1080/01926180490255800 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

MINDI R. HIGGINS KESSLER ◽

BRIANA S. NELSON ◽

ANTHONY P. JURICH ◽

MARK B. WHITE

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Clinical Decision Making ◽

Clinical Decision ◽

Marriage And Family Therapists ◽

Abuse Survivors ◽

Family Therapists ◽

Sexual Abuse Survivors ◽

Marriage And Family

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Ethical Decision-Making in Marriage and Family Therapy: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Systemic Therapies ◽

10.1521/jsyt.2020.39.4.29 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (4) ◽

pp. 29-39

Author(s):

Heather Katafiasz ◽

Rikki Patton ◽

David Tefteller ◽

Momoko Takeda

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Marriage And Family Therapy ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Common Knowledge ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Marriage And Family ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Decision Making Model

It is common knowledge that marriage and family therapists are ethically obligated to provide competent care to their clients and that they need to engage in systematic decision-making processes to ensure they are providing the best care. Yet, a comprehensive guide for ethical decision-making specifically accounting for the unique nuances of working with relational-systemic clients from a relational-systemic conceptual lens is lacking. Thus, the aim of this article is to outline the current understandings of the unique ethical issues experienced when working with relational-systemic clients and to review currently utilized ethical decision making models in the hopes of providing guidance regarding the development of a specific relational-systemic ethical decision-making model.

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