Ethical Practice Of Psychotherapy Research Articles

The ethical practice of psychotherapy: Clearly within our reach.

This introductory article to the special section on ethics in psychotherapy highlights the challenges and ethical dilemmas psychotherapists regularly face throughout their careers, and the limits of the American Psychological Association Ethics Code in offering clear guidance for how specifically to respond to each of these situations. Reasons for the Ethics Code's naturally occurring limitations are shared. The role of ethical decision-making, the use of multiple sources of guidance, and the role of consultation with colleagues to augment and support the psychotherapist's professional judgment are illustrated. Representative ethics challenges in a range of areas of practice are described, with particular attention given to tele-mental health and social media, interprofessional practice and collaboration with medical professionals, and self-care and the promotion of wellness. Key recommendations are shared to promote ethical conduct and to resolve commonly occurring ethical dilemmas in each of these areas of psychotherapy practice. Each of the six articles that follow in this special section on ethics in psychotherapy are introduced, and their main points are summarized. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

2673 – A study of psychiatry in the movies “a dangerous method” an example of boundary violations and the birth of intersubjectivity

David Cronenberg's movie is an example of how modern films have replaced myths and fairy tales for capturing our personal and archetypal projections. The recent movie, “A Dangerous Method” features a fearful and erotic symmetry between; S Freud, CG Jung, Otto Gross, Emma Jung and Sabina Spielrein and this will be deconstructed through the lens of Jungian Depth Psychology, using three core principles. 1. The importance of the transferences and counter-transference will be explored. Then the rule of boundaries will be emphasized in the context of an ethical practice of Psychotherapy. 2. The phylogenetic skeleton and its ontogenetic flesh will be examined as it is inflected through the relationship to the father together with the eroticized aggression in the archetypal theme of initiation. Finally the fundamental differences between the two great scholars of Psychiatry- Jung and Freud, will be examined. Special reference to the role of the objective psyche versus the personal psyche, will be discussed.

Identifying Critical Competencies for Psychotherapeutic Practice With Eating Disordered Clients: A Delphi Study

Mental health professionals lack systematic criteria against which to assess their competence to provide psychotherapy to eating disordered clients. In this Delphi study, a multidisciplinary panel of professionals with expertise in eating disorders treatment reached a consensus on essential eating disorders psychotherapy competencies, which included both literature-derived and participant-generated items. Competency domains included specialized knowledge and skills, professional responsibility, and therapist characteristics. An empirically derived, operational definition of minimum competence in psychotherapy for eating disorders was obtained. The essential competencies have utility for practitioners, novice and experienced, who wish to assess and enhance their ethical practice in psychotherapy for eating disorders.

The ethical practice of psychotherapy: easily within our reach

Psychotherapists confront a myriad of ethical dilemmas as they endeavor to provide effective services. This issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session on Ethics in Psychotherapy provides psychotherapists with thoughtful reviews, case examples, and practical guidance in the major areas of ethics. Following this brief introduction, the subsequent seven articles cover Informed consent; confidentiality, privilege, and their limits; treatment of minors and their families; business matters of practice (e.g., money, fees, bartering, advertising); clinical competence and scope of practice; boundaries and nonsexual multiple relationships; and termination and abandonment. This issue is designed to promote ethical practice, to provide guidance on common ethical dilemmas, and to prevent ethical challenges before they occur.

Ethical Beliefs of Psychotherapists: Scientific Findings

Psychotherapists from the four primary mental health professions (counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers) were surveyed regarding the ethicality of 83 psychotherapy-related behaviors. Results indicated a relatively high degree of consensus among psychotherapists of various disciplines regarding their ethical beliefs about the practice of psychotherapy. However, a significant effect for professional group was obtained on ethicality ratings of five psychotherapy behaviors (i.e., unintentionally disclosing confidential information, having clients take tests home, utilizing involuntary hospitalization, addressing a client by his or her first name, and having clients address the therapist by first name) with psychiatrists differing significantly from the other three mental health practitioner groups. The findings from the present study provide a descriptive database to assist practicing psychotherapists, state licensing and ethics boards, and professional organizations in determining what constitutes the ethical practice of psychotherapy.

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article:Happiness: Facts and Myths. By M. W. Eysenck.Conflict Talk: Sociolinguistic Investigations of Arguments in Conversations. Edited by A. D. Grimshaw.Sequential Analysis. By J. M. Gottman & A. K. Roy.Annals of Theoretical Psychology, vol. 6. Edited by D. N. Robinson & L. P. Mos.Rule‐governed Behaviour: Cognition, Contingencies and Instructional Control. Edited by Steven Hayes.Wisdom: Its Nature, Origins, and Development. Edited by R. J. Sternberg.Deciding for Others: The Ethics of Surrogate Decision Making. By Allen E. Buchanan & Dan W. Brock.Guide to Ethical Practice in Psychotherapy. By Andrew Thompson.Ethical Issues in Counselling. By Ronald H. Stein.Medical Ethics in Practice. By Terry R. Bard.Depression: New Directions in Theory, Research and Practice. Edited by C. McCann & N. S. Endler.Holiday of Darkness: A Psychologist's Personal Journey out of His Depression, rev. ed. By N. S. Endler.Cognitive Rehabilitation in Perspective. Edited by R. L. L. Wood & I. Fussey.The Practice of Hypnotism. By Andre M. Weitzenhoffer.Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis, 2nd ed. By M. D. Yapko.Children Dreaming: Pictures in My Pillow. By B. Mallon.Causes of Development: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Edited by G. Butterworth & P. Bryant.From Childhood to Adolescence: A Transitional Period? Edited by R. Montemayor, G. R. Adams & T. P. Gullotta.Chronic Illness During Childhood and Adolescence: Psychological Aspects. By W. T. Garrison & S. McQuiston.Chronic Childhood Disease. By C. Eiser.1990 Year Book of Psychiatry and Applied Mental Health. Edited by J. A. TalbottSocial Stress and Mental Health: A Social‐Psychiatric Field Study of Calcutta. By A. Chakraborty.Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind. Edited by W. Reich.

Book Review: Guide to Ethical Practice in Psychotherapy

"Book Review: Guide to Ethical Practice in Psychotherapy." Transactional Analysis Journal, 21(2), pp. 114–115 Additional informationNotes on contributorsWilliam F. CornellWilliam F. Cornell, M.A., is a Certified Transactional Analysis Supervisor and Instructor. He maintains a private practice in TA treatment and training in Pittsburgh and Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.