ABSTRACT
Working with or for an MBHO can present many challenges to clinicians, especially those who began practicing prior to the last decade. These challenges can include such things as lower rates of compensation, having to get assessment or treatment sessions authorized prior to seeing a patient, having someone else determine the best or most acceptable type of treatment or assessment instrument for one’s patient, being available for an appointment within days or hours of a request for treatment or evaluation, or any of a number of other requirements. But for some, one of the most difficult aspects of working for or with an MBHO involves situations that are likely to elicit questions about the MBHO’s or their own behavior. That is, “Am I (or the MBH(3) acting in a manner that is consistent with the ethics of my profession?” Such questions can be quite troubling. And at times, one may struggle to arrive at a personally and professionally acceptable answer or resolution to such real or perceived ethical conflicts. For many, dealing with ethical issues can be the most difficult and distasteful aspect of working for an MBHO.
