title: A systemic view of family therapy ethics.
abstract: A critical review of the literature on family therapy ethics is used to develop the proposition that a more systemic analysis is needed, one that includes the levels of therapist and society as well as patient (family). These ideas are discussed through reexamining the issues of family secrets, therapist deceptiveness, and therapist advocacy of personal (feminist) values.
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse; D003219:Confidentiality; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012742:Sex Offenses; D012945:Social Values; D014342:Truth Disclosure