Problem: Write a 100 word reply to this post: Working systemically with intimate partner violence presents two interconnected ethical dilemmas that do not exist in the same way in individual therapy: (1) the limits of confidentiality when one partner discloses ongoing danger or suicidality, and (2) the decision whether to offer conjoint treatment when physical violence has occurred. The tension between non-maleficence and autonomy. Regarding confidentiality, MFTs cannot promise the same degree of privacy that individual therapists can because the unit of treatment is the relationship. When one partner discloses current physical violence, threats, or suicidal intent, I am ethically required to act to protect life even if it means disclosing to the other partner or to authorities, (Brown, 2024). My protocol would be to state these limits clearly and in writing at the very first contact (before the couple is even seen together), conduct separate screening sessions with each partner, and re-state the limits whenever risk is disclosed. If imminent danger exists, I would immediately shift to individual safety planning, separate sessions, or mandated reporting/duty-to-protect actions. I never keep lethal risk or ongoing severe violence secret in the service of "protecting the therapy." The second dilemma, whether to treat the couple conjointly, is especially acute given the high prevalence of physical violence in therapy-seeking couples, (Zahl-Olsen et al., 2019). Need Assignment Help?