oes not wish to take the case, he has an ethical responsibility under Part 1.6 of the Ethical Standards for Marriage and Family Therapists of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMPF Standards) to "assist persons in obtaining other therapeutic services if a therapist is unable or unwilling for appropriate reasons, to provide professional help." This ethical standard applies throughout the relationship so that if the therapist finds after taking on the case, there are parts he cannot or should not handle himself, he has a duty to refer them to others more qualified (Part 1.7 CAMPF Standards). George's offer to provide bartered services probably constitutes either a "borrowing from a patient, hiring a patient or engaging in a business venture with a patient," under Part 1.2 CAMPF Standards, if George is a patient, but may not apply if George is not a patient.
If the FMCC undertakes the case, he or she has a legal and an ethical duty to disclose his or her fees in advance to patients, Part 7.3 CAMPF Standards, and a legal duty under Business & Professions Code sec. 4982(n) "to disclose to the client or prospective client the fee to be charged for the professional services, or the basis on which that fee will be computed."
If the therapist elects to treat the entire family as well as parts thereof, he will be entering into a dual relationship, which may or not be unethical or illegal, depending on how it is structured. Even if George pays the fees, FMCCs owe separate duties to each of the patients they treat. According to Part 1.8 CAMPF Standards, the FMCC has
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