What ethical issues are of concern in the case

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Problem

Vanessa has been a marriage and family therapist at an agency for six months. Gary, one of the other three therapists in the agency and the only other single therapist, is her clinical supervisor. It will take Vanessa 2 years under supervision to accrue the experience she needs to be eligible to sit for the state licensing examination for her LMFT. One evening Gary calls Vanessa to inquire whether she would like to go to a day-long workshop with him. The speaker for the workshop specializes in a kind of therapy in which Vanessa has expressed interest. Vanessa accepts and the workshop turns out to be an excellent professional experience. On the way home, Vanessa and Gary stop for dinner. Vanessa picks up the tab to thank Gary for including her. The following day Vanessa is sharing some of the experiences of the workshop with Camille, another therapist at the agency. When Camille asks, "Isn't Gary your supervisor?" Vanessa feels defensive and misunderstood. Later that day, Vanessa decides to go to her agency director and ask his opinion of the situation. He tells her not to be concerned about it and that Camille "worries about everything." During her next supervision session, Vanessa chooses not to mention either conversation to Gary.

Question A. What are the main issues in the case?

Question B. What ethical issues are of concern in the case?

Question C. Are there particular breaches of ethical principles? What are they?

Question D. What can the supervisor do, if anything, to resolve the ethical problem(s) presented in the case?

Question E. What can the trainee do, if anything, to resolve the ethical problem(s) presented in the case?

Question F. Is there other information that might have been helpful in the resolution of this case?

Question G. What could have been done to prevent the ethical problem from occurring in the first place?

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