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What this question is testing
Objective: Confidentiality in couples and family therapy
Prompt focus: A marriage and family therapist is treating a couple. One partner privately tells the therapist a secret and asks that it be kept from the other partner. The most prudent approach the therapist should have established is which of the following?
Why the correct answer works
A clearly stated secrets policy established at the outset of treatment
The therapist should have a clearly stated secrets policy established at the outset of treatment.
Why the tempting wrong answer fails
Automatically disclosing every secret ignores clinical judgment and the agreed policy.
Plain-language takeaway
Because secrets in couples therapy create ethical dilemmas, the best practice is to establish a clear policy about how individually disclosed information will be handled, ideally at the start of treatment so all parties understand it.
Simple analogy
Think of confidentiality in couples and family therapy like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.
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