Couple Therapy Ethics Case
Added 2026-01-12 12:00:17 +0000 UTC
Comments
As a lawyer I always enjoy Kirk’s analysis of legal proceedings. It’s pretty remarkable how astute he is about the legal system even if I have a few quibbles on the margin. For this particular episode it was interesting to compare the legal ethics of a lawyer vs therapist. We also have different considerations when doing joint representation (analogous to couples therapy) but it would be VERY clear that we would be breaching legal ethics if we took the side of one of the parties like this, even though the rules of confidentiality might differ. We have obligations to handle conflicts of interest in addition to confidentiality.
Jane M
2026-01-17 19:15:53 +0000 UTCI really appreciate this episode as a novice counsellor. I’d love to hear more of these case studies, ethical conundrums and your unpacking of these case studies very helpful thank you so much.
Martin Silveira
2026-01-16 06:29:55 +0000 UTCI really enjoy these ethics episodes 🙂 thanks Dr. Honda.
Natasha Bride
2026-01-15 11:16:45 +0000 UTCIf you really believe the child is in danger, you make a mandatory report. You don't jump into legal proceedings with no qualifications to do so
Rebecca
2026-01-15 00:32:35 +0000 UTCGreat episode! It's always amazing for he how can you translate from law language
Olga
2026-01-14 12:45:34 +0000 UTCAnd in other news haha, my most squeamish thing is anything to do with eyes; this had me shuddering!
Heather
2026-01-14 02:02:01 +0000 UTCThe other day I shut the front of my winter coat in the trunk of a car when I was closing it. I yanked it out, but the zipper got mangled and I couldn’t open it to get the coat off and the “GET IT OFF ME” feeling was very real until I remembered I could just take it off over my head…
Heather
2026-01-14 02:00:37 +0000 UTC
