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CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives

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By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Explain what is one rationalization some have about abuse of the personal contact boundary with clients.
-Name some biases against the validity of the topic of the Sexual abuse of Power between client and therapists.
-Explain what is one key factor that adds to the power imbalance between client and therapists.
-Name two hurdles that remain after the client leaves the abusive relationship.
-Name four characteristics that separate the normal power imbalance in a therapeutic relationship from an unethical power imbalance.
-Name four warning signs that a client may be vulnerable to an abusive balance of power.
-Name six categories listed in Schoener's typology of abuse.
-Name one reason females are more vulnerable to therapeutic sexual abuse according to Penford.
-Explain what are some factors exploitative therapy relationships can contain.
-Explain what is "robotization."
-Name three phases a victim may experience once she realizes the truth about her abuse.
-Explain what is a key in working with a client who has been abused by a therapist.
-Name three phases of healing for the survivor of abuse.
-Explain what are some feelings an abuse survivor experiences to detour him or her from informing others.
-Explain what does the NASW Code state. The AAMFT, NBCC, and APA prohibit sexual relationship with former client’s for a period of two years.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."