You have recently completed the requirements for Licensed Marital & Family Therapist (LMFT) in the state of Oklahoma. You are working for a private therapy agency when one of your clients requests that a copy of his records be sent to his attorney. He has been seeing you for marriage therapy and his wife has attended each of the sessions with him. Be sure to answer each question below.
- What are the ethical guidelines regarding release of confidential information when treating couples and families? In other words, what do the appropriate code of ethics (state and national) say about releasing information when treating couples and families?
- What can you release to your client’s attorney? Why?
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