Family Therapy and Malpractice Concepts

This set of flashcards covers key concepts in family therapy, malpractice, and therapeutic techniques relevant to the lecture.

Marital/family therapy regulation

Regulated in all 50 states.

Peer review

Independent evaluation by a colleague of one’s procedures.

Managed care therapists

Usually referred to as providers.

Effect of managed care

Has decreased the freedom of solo practitioners.

Malpractice grounds

Most common grounds include sexual involvement with a client.

Informed consent

Clients must be told risks before treatment.

Confidentiality

Protecting client info without consent.

HIPAA purpose

Intended to protect security of health information.

Imminent threat response

Therapist should warn the potential victim.

Object relations theory

Emphasizes attachment.

Bowlby's attachment theory

Developed by Bowlby.

Emotional cutoff

Flight from emotional ties.

Self-differentiation

Argues for balance.

Triangle in family systems

Basic building block in family dynamics.

Family Systems Therapy focus

Modifies the triangulated system.

EFT foundation

Based on attachment theory.

Structural therapy's primary goal

Organizational change.

Strategic therapy technique

Issuance of directives.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) function

Modifies thoughts.

Example of cognitive distortion

Arbitrary inference.