Ethical norms of marital and family therapy

The article discusses the ethical standards used in marital and family therapy. Working with family and marriage is a special kind of psychotherapy which has specific canons. The author studies ethical norms, which are presented in therapeutic codes of psychological communities, analyses the concept of ethics and morality in the therapeutic process and emphasizes the importance of their observance in practice. Maintaining family and matrimonial therapy requires high personal and professional competence. Therefore, knowledge and ethical compliance are necessary for each specialist.