Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling - A Practical Guide

Informationen zum Autor KENNETH S. POPE is in independent practice as a licensed psychologist. He has chaired the ethics committees of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He received the 2015 Canadian Psychological Association John C. Service Member of the Year Award.MELBA J. T. VASQUEZ is a psychologist in independent practice in Austin, Texas. She has served on various ethics committees and task forces and served as the 2011 President of the American Psychological Association. Klappentext The ethics book no psychology student or professional should be withoutThoroughly updated and expanded to include recent research findings, landmark legal decisions, the Hoffman Investigation Report, and changes in the ethical guidelines of the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association, the new 5th edition of Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling covers the latest developments in ethical thinking, standards, and practice. You'll learn how to strengthen your ethical awareness, judgement, and decision-making.Distinguished Emeritus Professor Don Meichenbaum described the 5th edition as 'a MUST READ book for both beginning and seasoned clinicians' and Professor David H. Barlow wrote, 'A stunningly good book. . . . If there is only one book you buy on ethics, this is the one.'* Covers the many changes and challenges brought about by new technology, EHRs, videoconferencing, and texting, as well as practicing across state and provincial borders* Discusses moral distress and moral courage* Includes 5 chapters on different aspects of critical thinking about ethical challenges, including a chapter on 'Ethics Placebos, Cons, and Creative Cheating: A User's Guide'* Deals with complex issue of culture, race, religion, sexual identity, sexual orientation, and politics* Provides steps to strengthen ethics in organizations* Offers guidance on responding to ethics, licensing, and malpractice complaints--not to imply that you'll need to after reading this book!* Keeps the focus on practical, creative approaches to the responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities encountered by therapists and counselors in their work Zusammenfassung The ethics book no psychology student or professional should be withoutThoroughly updated and expanded to include recent research findings! landmark legal decisions! the Hoffman Investigation Report! and changes in the ethical guidelines of the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association! the new 5th edition of Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling covers the latest developments in ethical thinking! standards! and practice. You'll learn how to strengthen your ethical awareness! judgement! and decision-making.Distinguished Emeritus Professor Don Meichenbaum described the 5th edition as 'a MUST READ book for both beginning and seasoned clinicians' and Professor David H. Barlow wrote! 'A stunningly good book. . . . If there is only one book you buy on ethics! this is the one.'* Covers the many changes and challenges brought about by new technology! EHRs! videoconferencing! and texting! as well as practicing across state and provincial borders* Discusses moral distress and moral courage* Includes 5 chapters on different aspects of critical thinking about ethical challenges! including a chapter on 'Ethics Placebos! Cons! and Creative Cheating: A User's Guide'* Deals with complex issue of culture! race! religion! sexual identity! sexual orientation! and politics* Provides steps to strengthen ethics in organizations* Offers guidance on responding to ethics! licensing! and malpractice complaints--not to imply that you'll need to after reading this book!* Keeps the focus on practical! creative approaches to the responsibilities! challenges! and opportunities encountered by therapists and counselors in their work Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Acknowledgments xxiiiPreface xxvChapter 1 Strengthening Ethical Intelligence: What Do I Do Now? 1Chapter 2 Ethics in Real Life: Grad School Didn't Prepare Us for This 7Computer Coincidences 8Life in Chaos 10Evaluating Children 11The Fatal Disease 12The Mechanic 13The Postdoctoral Experience 14Staying Sober 15Chapter 3 The Human Therapist and the (Sometimes) Inhuman Relationship: Being Absent in the Present 17Chapter 4 Avoiding Pseudoscience, Fads, and Academic Urban Legends 22Chapter 5 Ethical Judgment Under Uncertainty and Pressure: Critical Thinking About Heuristics, Authorities, and Groups 26Cognitive Commitments 27Authorities 29Groups 30WYSIATI 31Imaginative Illusions 32Chapter 6 26 Logical Fallacies in Ethical Reasoning 361. Ad Hoc Rationalization 362. Ad Hominem or Ad Feminam 373. Affirming the Consequent 374. Appeal to Ignorance (Ad Ignorantium) 385. Argument to Logic (Argumentum ad Logicam) 386. Begging the Question (Petitio Principii) 387. Composition Fallacy 398. Denying the Antecedent 399. Disjunctive Fallacy 4010. Division Fallacy 4011. Existential Fallacy 4012. False Analogy 4113. False Continuum 4114. False Dilemma 4115. False Equivalence 4116. Genetic Fallacy 4217. Golden Mean Fallacy 4218. Ignoratio Elenchi 4219. Mistaking Deductive Validity for Truth 4320. Naturalistic Fallacy 4321. Nominal Fallacy 4422. Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (After This, Therefore on Account of This) 4423. Red Herring 4424. Slippery Slope (Also Known as the Camel's Nose Fallacy) 4525. Straw Person 4526. You Too! (Tu Quoque) 46Chapter 7 Using and Misusing Words to Reveal and Conceal 47Substitute the General for the Specific 49Use a Conditional Frame for Consequences 49Use Denied Motivation as Misdirection 50Use the Abstract Language of Technicalities 50Use the Passive Voice 50Make Unimportant by Contrasting With What Did Not Occur 51Replace Intentional Unethical Behavior With the Language of Accidents, Misfortune, and Mistakes 51Smother the Events in the Language of Attack 52Chapter 8 Ethics Placebos, Cons, and Creative Cheating: A User's Guide 54Chapter 9 Trust, Power, and Caring 58Trust 58Power 60Caring 63Chapter 10 Moral Distress and Moral Courage 66Chapter 11 The Ethics of Teletherapy, Internet Therapy, and Other Digital Work: Challenges of the New Technologies 82Risks, Downsides, and Disasters 85Five Special Pitfalls 88Questions to Assess Uses of Digital Media 94Chapter 12 Competence and the Human Therapist 102Competence as an Ethical and Legal Responsibility 104Competence and Conflict 105Intellectual Competence: Knowing About and Knowing How 106Emotional Competence for Therapy: Knowing Yourself 107Chapter 13 Creating--and Using--Strategies for Self-Care 114Paying Attention to the Self 114What Happens When Self-Care Is Neglected 115Making Sure the Strategies Fit 117The Need for Change 122Chapter 14 Creating a Professional Will 123Who Takes Charge? 124Who Serves as Backup? 124Coordinated Planning 124Your Office, Its Key, and Its Security 125Your Schedule 125Client Records and Contact Information 125Avenues of Communication for Clients and Colleagues 126New Messages for Your Answering Machine, E-mail Account, and So On 126Informed Consent 126Client Notification 126Colleague Notification 127Professional Liability Coverage 127Attorney for Professional Issues 128Billing Records, Procedures, and Instructions 128Expenses 128Your Personal Will 128Legal Review 129Copies of the Professional Will 129Review and Update 129Chapter 15 Codes and Complaints in Context: Historical, Empirical, and Actuarial Foundations 130Mechanisms of Accountability 133Ethics Committees, Codes, and Complaints 135Patterns of Ethics Complaints for CPA and APA 143The Hoffman Report 145Licensing Boards 146Civil Statutes and Case Law 150Criminal Statutes 152Conclusion 152Chapter 16 Responding to Ethics, Licensing, or Malpractice Complaints 154Don't Panic 155Consult Your Attorney First--and Make Sure You Have a Good One! 155Notify Your Professional Liability Carrier 156Who Is Your Attorney's Client? 156Is the Complaint Valid? 157Did You Make a Formal Complaint More Likely? 157Apologize and Accept Responsibility? 158What Are You Willing to Have Done? 158Recognize How the Complaint Is Affecting You 159Get the Help and Support You Need 160What Can the Ordeal Teach? 160Chapter 17 Steps in Ethical Decision Making 161Step 1: State the Question, Dilemma, or Concern as Clearly as Possible 161Step 2: Anticipate Who Will Be Affected by the Decision 162Step 3: Figure Out Who, If Anyone, Is the Client 162Step 4: Assess Whether Our Areas of Competence--and of Missing Knowledge, Skills, Experience, or Expertise--Fit the Situation 162Step 5: Review Relevant Formal Ethical Standards 163Step 6: Review Relevant Legal Standards 163Step 7: Review the Relevant Research and Theory 163Step 8: Consider Whether Personal Feelings, Biases, or Self-Interest Might Shade Our Ethical Judgment 163Step 9: Consider Whether Social, Cultural, Religious, or Similar Factors Affect the Situation and the Search for the Best Response 164Step 10: Consider Consultation 164Step 11: Develop Alternative Courses of Action 164Step 12: Think Through the Alternative Courses of Action 164Step 13: Try to Adopt the Perspective of Each Person Who Will Be Affected 165Step 14: Decide What to Do, Review or Reconsider It, and Take Action 165Step 15: Document the Process and Assess the Results 165Step 16: Assume Personal Responsibility for the Consequences 166Step 17: Consider Implications for Preparation, Planning, and Prevention 166Chapter 18 Beginnings and Endings, Absence and Access 167Accessibility for People With Disabilities 168Clarification 168Therapist Availability Between Sessions 171Vacations and Other Anticipated Absences 172Serious Illness and Other Unanticipated Absences 173Steps for Making Help Available in a Crisis 173Endings 177Conclusion 179Scenarios for Discussion 181Chapter 19 Informed Consent and Informed Refusal 185Process of Informed Consent 186The Foundation of Informed Consent 188Adequate Information 194Considerations in Providing Informed Consent 195Failing to Provide Informed Consent 195Benefits of Informed Consent 196Limits of Consent 197Consent for Families and Other Multiple Clients 197Unequal Opportunity for Informed Consent 198Cognitive Processes 198Problems With Forms 199Additional Resources 200Scenarios for Discussion 201Chapter 20 Assessment, Testing, and Diagnosis 204Awareness of Standards and Guidelines 205Staying Within Areas of Competence 206Making Sure That Our Tests and Assessment Methods Stay Within Their Areas of Competence 207Understanding Measurement, Validation, and Research 207Ensuring That Patients Understand and Consent to Testing 208Clarifying Access to the Test Report and Raw Data 209Following Standard Procedures for Administering Tests 210Knowing the Literature on Recordings and Third-Party Observers 212Awareness of Basic Assumptions 213Awareness of Personal Factors Leading to Misusing Diagnosis 214Awareness of Financial Factors Leading to Misusing Diagnosis 214Acknowledging Low Base Rates 215Acknowledging Dual High Base Rates 216Avoiding Confusion Between Retrospective and Predictive Accuracy 217Awareness of Forensic Issues 217High-Stakes Testing 219Attention to Potential Medical Causes 219Critically Examining Prior Records and History 219Clearly State All Reservations About Reliability and Validity 220Providing Adequate Feedback 221Scenarios for Discussion 222Chapter 21 Sexual Attraction to Patients, Therapist Vulnerabilities, and Sexual Relationships With Patients 225HowModern Ethics Codes Address Therapist-Client Sex 226How Therapist-Client Sex Can Injure Clients 228Gender and Other Patterns of Perpetrators and Victims 228Common Scenarios of Therapist-Client Sex 232Therapist Risk Factors 232Why Do Therapists Refrain When They Are Tempted? 233Confronting Daily Issues 233Physical Contact With Clients 234Sexual Attraction to Clients 236When the Therapist Is Unsure What to Do 238Working With Clients Who Have Been Sexually Involved With a Therapist 242Ethical Aspects of Rehabilitation 242Hiring, Screening, and Supervising 246Scenarios for Discussion 247Chapter 22 Nonsexual Multiple Relationships and Other Boundary Crossings: The Therapeutic, the Harmful, the Risky, and the Inevitable 252How the Field Changed Its View of Boundary Issues 254What Makes This Area So Hard for Us? 256Research Leading to a Call for Changes in the Ethics Code 258Multiple Relationships as Defined by the APA and CPA Ethics Codes 261Three Interesting Examples ofMultiple Relationships 262Research Review 264Self-Disclosure 267Bartering 267Multiple Relationships and Boundary Issues in Small Communities 269Seven Common Therapist Errors and Mending Fences 270Sources of Guidance 271Additional Resources 272Scenarios for Discussion 273Chapter 23 Culture, Context, and Individual Differences 276Context, Competence, and Personal Responsibility 279Bringing It All Back Home 281Context of Oppression, Exclusion, Discrimination, and Inequity 283Overcoming Barriers to Ethical Services 284Scenarios for Discussion 294Chapter 24 Confidentiality 298Referral Sources 300Public Consultation 301Gossip 301Case Notes and Patient Files 302Phones, Faxes, and Messages 303Home Office 303Sharing With Loved Ones 303Communications in Group or Family Therapy 304Written Consent 304Managed Care Organizations 305Disclosing Confidential Information for Mandated Reports Only to the Extent Required by Law 308Publishing Case Studies 309Distraction 310Focusing on Legal Responsibilities to the Exclusion of Ethical Responsibilities 310Scenarios for Discussion 311Chapter 25 Recognizing, Assessing, and Responding to Suicidal Risk 314Special Considerations 319Avoiding Pitfalls: Advice From Experts 323Scenarios for Discussion 332Chapter 26 Steps to Strengthen Ethics in Organizations: Research Findings, Ethics Placebos, and What Works 335Keep Codes in Context 337Respect the True Costs of Betraying Ethics 338Encourage Speaking Up, Listening Carefully, and Acting With Fairness 340Conclusion: Only If We Act 342Chapter 27 Supervision 344Clear Tasks, Roles, and Responsibilities 344Competence 347Assessment and Evaluation 350Informed Consent 351Sexual Issues 353Supervisee Perceptions of Supervisor's Unethical Behavior 354Beginnings and Endings, Absence and Availability 354Scenarios for Discussion 355Introduction to Appendices 360Appendix A The Hoffman Report and the American Psychological Association: Meeting the Challenge of Change 361What Does the Hoffman Report Have to Do With Each of Us as an Individual APA Leader, Member, or Outsider? 363What Could Each of Us Have Done Differently? 364What Do We Want Our Ethics and Our Ethics Enforcement to Be? 365What Do We Do to Discover or Screen Out What Happens? 367Where Do We Go From Here? 367Appendix B The Hoffman Report: Resetting APA's Moral Compass 370Lessons Learned 372Conclusion 376References 380About the Authors 436Author Index 443Subject Index 459

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• Autori: Kenneth S. Pope, Pope, Kenneth Pope, Kenneth S Pope, Kenneth S. Pope, Kenneth S. Vasquez Pope, Melba J T Vasquez, Melba J. Vasquez, Melba J. T. Vasquez
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.01.2016
• EAN: 9781119195443
• ISBN: 978-1-119-19544-3
• Pagine: 512
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Management; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia