2023 Student Ethics Competition Winners

AAMFT received submissions from Master’s, Doctoral, and PDI students. The submissions were scored by current and former members of the Ethics Committee and current and former members of the Judicial Committee. After the final review of the score, the winning teams have been identified. 

Join AAMFT in congratulating the winning teams on their excellent work!

1st Place: Jennifer Garrison, Megan Burrell, and John-Arash Adams (Campbellsville University)

Read their winning paper here.

                           
 Jennifer Garrison 



Megan Burrell

2nd Place: Kate Hilton, Kathryn Hopkins, and Leah Popielarczyk (Texas Woman's University)

Read their winning paper here .

             
Kate Hilton  


          
Kathryn Hopkins


Leah Popielarczyk
                  

3rd Place: Kimberly Usbeck, Mariah Eckert-Berry, and Shakila Rodriquez (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Read their winning paper here.

        
Kimberly Usbeck          


     
Mariah Eckert-Berry


Shakila Rodriquez
        

Questions about the Student Ethics Competition can be sent to [email protected].

Legal and Ethics Fact Sheets

The AAMFT has developed a series of fact sheets concerning the legal and ethics issues that most frequently arise in a therapist’s practice. Each fact sheet provides general information on an important topic.

Code of Ethics

The AAMFT strives to honor the public trust in marriage and family therapists by setting standards for ethical practice as described in this Code. The ethical standards define professional expectations and are enforced by the AAMFT Ethics Committee.