PSY/620 PSY 620 PSY620 :4.2_Short Paper_Couples Treatment Plans.docx- Snhu

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PSY/620 PSY 620 PSY620 :4.2_Short Paper_Couples Treatment Plans.docx- Snhu

Domestic violence is a critical issue among relationships, in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships, due to its “prevalence and widespread deleterious and sometimes fatal effects”(Antunes-Alves & De Stefano, 2013). Previous studies have found detrimental effects that victims of domestic violence are exposed to, specifically psychologically. Golding (1999) found that domestic violence is linked with risk optimization regarding suicide, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse. Thus, treatment options should be evaluated and considered carefully for the overall betterment of the family, the batterer, the victim, and specially when children are involved.

PSY/620 PSY 620 PSY620 :4.2_Short Paper_Couples Treatment Plans.docx- Snhu

Couples therapy treatment is used when both the batterer and victim have recognized and agreed upon the problems they have, and that violence has occurred (Stith, McCollum, & Rosen, 2011). Previously, women were often held equally responsible for male inflicted abuse (Greene &Bogo, 2002). Later Cooper-White (2011) argued that violence is not a result of an individuals poor impulse contra and interpersonal skills, but more of a societal problem. Arias et al. (2013)believe:Treating batterers as patients implies batterers are not responsible for their own behavior owing to exogenous causes, which hinders treatment adherence and progress, and justifies the persistence of a culture of violence (p.154). Mental health professionals have an obligation to protect their client’s confidentiality and abide by the Code of Ethics as it states in the American Psychological Association (APA).

PSY/620 PSY 620 PSY620 :4.2_Short Paper_Couples Treatment Plans.docx- Snhu

Many will argue that treating couples together for their intimate partner violence (IPV) is a very risky practice. One principle in the APA Code of Ethics that can contradict with treating couples together of IPV is Principle A: Beneficence and Non maleficence. This principle states that psychologists seek to protect the welfare and rights of those they treat and strive to benefit those with who they work and take care of to do no harm (APA, 2017). Joint treatment of couples involved in IPV is frowned upon and is argued most about in the mental health world. According to McLaughlin (2016), retaliation between partners after a therapeutic session together is a huge risk. Another important point brought up by McLaughlin (2016), is that treating partners together may not reveal all the truth.

PSY/620 PSY 620 PSY620 :4.2_Short Paper_Couples Treatment Plans.docx- Snhu

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