Law and Ethics LGBTQ Part One

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3. Emily brings her 9-year-old son Justin to see you because he has been getting into fights at school Emily has been separated from her ex-lover Joan for several months. While they were together Joan gave birth through artificial insemination to Justin and Emily obtained second parent adoption status. Since the separation, Justin has been spending half his time with each parent. Joan has a new lover and just told Emily that they want to move to New York and take Justin with them. To help with Emily’s concerns about Joan’s plan to move and custody laws outside California, it is within the scope of practice for an MFT or LCSW to

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6. If an MFT or LCSW wanted to help Chloe get hormones from an MD and wanted to follow the WPATH Standards of Care, the therapist would need to

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5. Chloe, 22, is a transgender woman looking for a therapist to write a letter that will help her get hormones from a physician. She wanted to do this sooner, but she only recently was able to get health insurance, through her boyfriend's employer. Chloe says her boyfriend has anger issues and sometimes puts her down by telling her she is not a real woman. Chloe's appearance is androgynous; she feels uneasy wearing feminine clothes outside her home. Chloe does not especially trust therapists and does not want therapy to be a requirement for the hormone referral letter. She says her last therapist diagnosed her with Bipolar Disorder and she would not want that kind of information revealed to a surgeon or anyone else. In considering Chloe’s safety and welfare, a therapist should be concerned about

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Law and Ethics with an LGBTQ Focus, Part Two

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1. Anthony is a 15-year-old boy who lives with his parents and 18-year-old brother. He has come to see you on his own and says he is very frightened of anyone in his family finding out he is getting counseling. Anthony thinks he might be gay. He remembers feeling “different” from a very early age and started noticing a few years ago that he felt attracted to boys rather than girls. Recently he had a brief, secretive sexual relationship with his brother’s 20-year-old college classmate. “My brother would kill us both if he knew,” Anthony says. It would NOT be necessary to file a Suspected Child Abuse Report if Anthony told you he

7. Martha is a 80-year-old lesbian whose life partner died several months ago. Since then she has been living with her daughter Beth and son-in-law Jim. Because of Beth's religious beliefs, Martha avoided coming out to her until last week, when she found herself blurting it out during a fight they were having about Martha's wish to manage her own Social Security income. Now Martha is afraid Beth will be angry and possibly even tell her to move out. She is especially afraid Beth will tell Jim, who is known for his bad temper. Martha wants to be financially independent and wants you to advise her about getting her share of her deceased partner's estate. A therapist would need to file a mandated report with Adult Protective Services if Martha

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