Ethics and Values in Psychotherapy - Paperback / softback

Ethics and Values in Psychotherapyis an examination of the role of the therapist as ethicist and the ways in which the ethical convictions of both therapist and client contribute to the practical process of psychotherapy As Psychotherapy strives to establish itself as a 'Profession', practitioners are increasinly focusing on the issue of ethics as they attempt to agree on guidelines and standards for professional practice. Alan Tjeltveit argues that any discussion of professional and ethical practice in psychotherapy is inadequate if carried out in ignorance of or in isolation from traditional ethical theories. He applies this approach to issues such as * the role of therapy in societ * the goals and outcomes of psychotherap * techniques and practice * the existence and operation of value * the intellectual and social context in which therapy takes place In the second part of the book, he uses clinical examples and case studies to relate this theoretical discussion to clinical practiceEthics and Values in Psychotherapywill be welcomed by the growing number of experienced Psychotherapists and post-graduate students who are interested in the increasingly contentious issue of professional ethics.