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GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION
This intermediate level course looks critically at clinical, personal and familial complications and boundary challenges that are unique to the psychotherapy home office setting. It reviews the definition and history of self-disclosure and highlights those elements that are particularly relevant to this type of practice setting. Issues of safety will be considered including client suitability and screening practices. Factors affecting therapist and family well-being related to the development of work-family integration systems will be considered. Ethical considerations including guidelines relative to the major professional organizations codes of ethics and standard of care will be included, as well as issues related to boundary issues, risk management, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality. Benefits and burdens for the therapist will be considered as well as information regarding licenses, taxes and insurance.
Educational Objectives:
This course will teach psychotherapists to
Discuss the predominant concerns related to psychotherapy home office practice.
Review the history of home based practices.
Describe safety and screening recommendations.
Define guidelines for creating work-family integration systems.
Discuss ethical considerations regarding home office.
List the benefits and burdens for therapists who work from their home.
Review the business concerns regarding home office.
Course Syllabus:
History of home based psychotherapy
General history of self-disclosure
Self-disclosure relative to home practice
Aspects of non-verbal self-disclosure in the home office setting
Safety issues
Screening for client suitability
Preparing clients for home office psychotherapy
Creating work-family integration systems to achieve balance by managing time, places and people
Ethical considerations
Standard of care
Boundary crossing versus boundary violation
Benefits and burdens for therapists regarding license, taxes and insurance
This intermediate level course looks critically at clinical, personal and familial complications and boundary challenges that are unique to the psychotherapy home office setting. It reviews the definition and history of self-disclosure and highlights those elements that are particularly relevant to this type of practice setting. Issues of safety will be considered including client suitability and screening practices. Factors affecting therapist and family well-being related to the development of work-family integration systems will be considered. Ethical considerations including guidelines relative to the major professional organizations codes of ethics and standard of care will be included, as well as issues related to boundary issues, risk management, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality. Benefits and burdens for the therapist will be considered as well as information regarding licenses, taxes and insurance.
