Educational Objectives:

This course will teach psychotherapists to
• Discuss the predominant concerns related to psychotherapy home office practice.
• Review the history of home based practices.
• Describe safety and screening recommendations.
• Define guidelines for creating work-family integration systems.
• Discuss ethical considerations regarding home office.
• List the benefits and burdens for therapists who work from their home.
• Review the business concerns regarding home office.

Course Syllabus:

• History of home based psychotherapy
• General history of self-disclosure
• Self-disclosure relative to home practice
• Aspects of non-verbal self-disclosure in the home office setting
• Safety issues
• Screening for client suitability
• Preparing clients for home office psychotherapy
• Creating work-family integration systems to achieve balance by managing time, places and people
• Ethical considerations
• Standard of care
• Boundary crossing versus boundary violation
• Benefits and burdens for therapists regarding license, taxes and insurance
• Summary and guidelines

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