Biological Basis and Ethical/Legal Considerations of Psychotherapy

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Discussion: Biological Basis and Ethical/Legal Considerations of Psychotherapy

Many studies have found that psychotherapy is as effective as psychopharmacology in terms of influencing changes in behaviors, symptoms of anxiety, and changes in mental state. Changes influenced by psychopharmacology can be explained by the biological basis of treatments. But how does psychotherapy achieve these changes? Does psychotherapy share common neuronal pathways with psychopharmacology?

Psychotherapy is used with individuals as well as in groups or families. The idea of discussing confidential information with a patient in front of an audience is probably quite foreign to you. However, in group and family therapy, this is precisely what the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner does. In your role, learning how to provide this type of therapy within the limits of confidentiality is essential.

For this Discussion, you will consider whether psychotherapy also has a biological basis and analyze the ways in which legal and ethical considerations differ in the individual, family, and group therapy settings.

To prepare:

· Review this week’s Learning Resources, reflecting on foundational concepts of psychotherapy, biological and social impacts on psychotherapy, and legal and ethical issues across the modalities (individual, family, and group).

· Search the Walden Library databases for scholarly, peer-reviewed articles that inform and support your academic perspective on these topics.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of whether psychotherapy has a biological basis. Explain how culture, religion, and socioeconomics might influence one’s perspective on the value of psychotherapy treatments. Describe how legal and ethical considerations for group and family therapy differ from those for individual therapy, and explain how these differences might impact your therapeutic approaches for clients in group, individual, and family therapy. Support your rationale with at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources and explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly. Attach the PDFs of your sources. 

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1. 1 HOW CULTURE, RELIGION, AND SOCIOECONOMICS INFLUENCE
ONE’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE VALUE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
TREATMENTS.

Psychotherapy is a treatment involving patient and therapist communication to modify
and alleviate illness. Psychological suffering signifies a culturally situated
comprehension of a complex and multi-faceted procedure of biophysical profile. Culture
has been found to form the types of psychotherapy and psychiatric care and tends to
influence each procedure in a person’s definition of suffering. In addition, culture tends
to establish the agreement of types of psychotherapy treatment in the view of the patient
and their families, and finally on psychotherapy treatment adherence (Chu et al., 2016)
Religious belief has been recognized as an essential aspect of ethics and values used by a
person to process facts and make judgments. A psychotherapist can improve the
capability to comprehend unexpected incidents by confirming their patients’ beliefs and
perspective learnings. 2 KNOWING AND VALIDATING THE PATIENT’S
BELIEF IMPROVES ADHERENCE TO PSYCHOTHERAPY TREATMENT AND
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BETTER RESULTS.

Although, incorporating religious
aspects of patients’ lives in
psychotherapy needs terms of ethics,

awareness, and capacity to align
knowledge obtained concerning religious
values and beliefs for the sake of the

10 http://paulwadey.co.uk/carl-whitaker

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KNOWING AND VALIDATING THE PATIENT’S BELIEF
IMPROVES ADHERENCE TO PSYCHOTHERAPY
TREATMENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BETTER
RESULTS

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therapeutic procedure (Captari et al .,
2018). Socioeconomics is considered an
essential aspect of an individual and
influences how personal success is perceived. It has an impact on individual general
quality of life. It has been recognized that people from low socioeconomic backgrounds
tend to have a high likelihood of dropping out of therapy, and they perceive
psychotherapy as less effective.

2. 3 LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR GROUP AND FAMILY
THERAPY DIFFER FROM THOSE FOR INDIVIDUAL THERAPY GROUP
AND FAMILY THERAPISTS STRUGGLE WITH MORE ETHICAL AND
LEGAL PROBLEMS THAN INDIVIDUAL THERAPISTS.

4 ETHICAL CONSIDERATION
FOR GROUP AND FAMILY
THERAPY IS GROUNDED AS A

FOUNDATION OF THE FAMILY AS
A SYSTEM, AND THE THERAPY
FOCUSES ON RELATIONSHIPS.

Group and family therapy ethical
consideration is linked with the
dilemma of multiple patients in the
same situation. Therefore, an

intervention that serves a person’s interest may be therapeutic, unlike individual

Knowing and validating clients’ belief system improves
adherence to psychotherapy and supports to accomplish
better results (Captari, et al., 2018)

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LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR GROUP
AND FAMILY THERAPY DIFFER FROM THOSE FOR
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPISTS
STRUGGLE WITH MORE ETHICAL AND LEGAL
PROBLEMS THAN INDIVIDUAL THERAPISTS

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Legal and ethical considerations for group and family therapy
differ from those for individual therapy in

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ETHICAL CONSIDERATION FOR GROUP AND FAMILY
THERAPY IS GROUNDED AS A FOUNDATION OF THE
FAMILY AS A SYSTEM, AND THE THERAPY FOCUSES ON
RELATIONSHIPS

therapy, which involves one individual
(Nichols et al ., 2009). 4 ALSO,
GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY IS
SET APART FROM INDIVIDUAL
THERAPY BECAUSE OF THE
FAMILY THERAPIST’S ETHICAL
APPARENT COMMITMENT TO BOOST THE WELFARE OF EACH MEMBER
INVOLVED IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS.

5 FAMILY AND GROUP
THERAPY HAVE MORE
RESPONSIBILITY THAN AN

INDIVIDUAL THERAPIST
EXERCISING JUDGMENT WHICH
MUST INVOLVE ALL THE
INDIVIDUALS.

In individual therapy, the therapist
must obtain consent from the client to
use information, while family and group

therapy consent is obtained from the
group permission (Whitaker et al., 2014)
3. 6 IMPACT OF THERAPEUTIC
APPROACHES FOR CLIENTS IN

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First, in group and family therapy, the ethical consideration is
grounded in the foundational premise of the family as a
system and therefore, the focus of the therapy is on the
relationship

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ALSO, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY IS SET APART
FROM INDIVIDUAL THERAPY BECAUSE OF THE FAMILY
THERAPIST’S ETHICAL APPARENT COMMITMENT TO
BOOST THE WELFARE OF EACH MEMBER INVOLVED IN
THE TREATMENT PROCESS

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The group and family therapist is set apart from the individual
therapist because of the family therapist’s ethical clear
commitment to promoting the welfare of every member
involved in the treatment process

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FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY HAVE MORE
RESPONSIBILITY THAN AN INDIVIDUAL THERAPIST
EXERCISING JUDGMENT WHICH MUST INVOLVE ALL
THE INDIVIDUALS

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It implies that group and family therapist has more
responsibility than an individual therapist does for exercising
judgment, which must take into account all the individuals
(Gurman &

GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND
FAMILY THERAPY THE PATIENT WILL BE TAUGHT THE IMPORTANCE
OF CONFIDENCE AND NOT REVEALING THEIR HEALTH PROBLEMS TO
OTHERS.

4 IN GROUPS AND FAMILIES,
ENSURE THAT CONSENT IS
OBTAINED FROM EVERY GROUP

THERAPY MEMBER BEFORE
SHARING ANY INFORMATION.

If permission is declined, all the
information should be kept confidential.
5 ALSO, THE THERAPIST

SHOULD USE PROPER
THERAPEUTIC SKILLS WHEN
INTERACTING WITH GROUP
THERAPY BECAUSE ETHICAL
ISSUES IN GROUP THERAPY ARE
MORE COMPLICATED AND DIFFER FROM INDIVIDUAL THERAPY TO
ETHICAL PROBLEMS (WHITAKER ET AL., 2014)

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IMPACT OF THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES FOR CLIENTS
IN GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THERAPY THE
PATIENT WILL BE TAUGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF
CONFIDENCE AND NOT REVEALING THEIR HEALTH
PROBLEMS TO OTHERS

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Impact of the Ethical factors and Strategies for the therapeutic
approaches for Clients in Group/Family Therapy The patient
will be educated on the importance of confidentiality and not
reveal other patient’s mental health problem to other people

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IN GROUPS AND FAMILIES, ENSURE THAT CONSENT IS
OBTAINED FROM EVERY GROUP THERAPY MEMBER
BEFORE SHARING ANY INFORMATION

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When dealing with clients in group and family therapy, I will
ensure that informed consent is obtained from each member
in the therapy process before any information is used

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References

Captari, L. 2 E., HOOK, J. N.,
HOYT, W., DAVIS, D. E.,
MCELROY-HELTZEL, S. E., &

WORTHINGTON JR, E. L. (2018). 2

INTEGRATING CLIENTS’
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
WITHIN PSYCHOTHERAPY: A
COMPREHENSIVE META-
ANALYSIS. JOURNAL OF
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 74(11), 1938-1951.

7 CHU, J., LEINO, A., PFLUM, S., & SUE, S. (2016). 2 A MODEL FOR THE
THEORETICAL BASIS OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY TO GUIDE
PSYCHOTHERAPY. Professional Psychology: 2 RESEARCH AND PRACTICE,
47(1), 18.

Nichols, M. 8 P., & SCHWARTZ, R. C. (2009). 4 THE ESSENTIALS OF
FAMILY THERAPY (P. 336). 9 PEARSON/ALLYN AND BACON
PUBLISHERS.

Whitaker, C. 10 A., & MALONE, T. P. (2014). 10 ROOTS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY.
Routledge.

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ALSO, THE THERAPIST SHOULD USE PROPER
THERAPEUTIC SKILLS WHEN INTERACTING WITH
GROUP THERAPY BECAUSE ETHICAL ISSUES IN GROUP
THERAPY ARE MORE COMPLICATED AND DIFFER FROM
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY TO ETHICAL PROBLEMS
(WHITAKER ET AL., 2014)

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The therapist should use appropriate therapeutic skills when
interacting with group therapy.\u00a0 Ethical issues in group
psychotherapy are complex and differ from individual
psychotherapy with regard to the types of ethical dilemmas
that are encountered