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Clients often come to therapists for assistance with ethical dilemmas, so this casebook provides therapists with the knowledge and skills needed to be effective ethical consultants whilerespecting client autonomy.

Table of Contents
Introduction: The Ethical Domain of Clients’ Lives Historical Neglect of the Ethical Domain in TherapyShifting From Individualism to a Relational FocusOverview of the Book
I. The Science and Practice of Ethical Consultation
Chapter 1. Foundations of Ethical Consultation in Therapy Moral Foundations TheoryThe Primacy of Harm in Ethical Consultation
What Ethical Issues Do Clients Bring to Therapy?
The Social Construction of Ethical Choices in Therapy
Toward a New View of the Relational Self in Ethically Informed Therapy Chapter 2. The Craft of Ethical Consultation in Therapy The LEAP-C Model of Ethical Consultation
Beyond LEAP: Ethical Challenge
II. Common Ethical Dilemmas in Clients’ Lives
Chapter 3. Keeping or Ending Commitments Therapy and Marital Commitment
Why Many Therapists Approach Marital Commitment This Way
Adults’ Commitment to Their Parents
The Craft of Ethical Consultation About Commitment Chapter 4. Having Affairs The Clinical and Ethical Complexities of Affairs
The Many Contexts and Meanings of Affairs
Strategies for Ethical Consultation About Affairs Chapter 5. Lying and Deceiving Lying and Deception in Psychotherapy
When Little Lies Become Big Lies
Challenging Lies That Compromise Another Person Chapter 6. Harming Others Divided Loyalties and Risk of Harm
When Clients Harm Adults in Their Lives
III. The Responsibilities of Therapists as Ethical Consultants
Chapter 7. The Self of the Therapist in Ethical Consultation Therapist Self-Awareness in the Ethical Realm
Cultural Self-Awareness in Ethical Consultation
The Relational, Committed Self of the Therapist
Ethical Caring Beyond Our Clients Chapter 8. The Citizen Therapist Therapists and Social Change
What Is a Citizen Therapist?
The Citizen Therapist in the Office
How to Bring Up Public Stress in Therapy
The Citizen Therapist in a Democracy
How to Get Started in the Public Role as a Citizen Therapist
Citizen Therapists and Civic Renewal
Afterword: Two Therapy Cases That Had a Public Impact The Case of Woody Allen
The Case of Monica Lewinsky
References
Index
About the Author

The Ethical Lives of Clients

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      Publisher: American Psychological Association
      Publication Date: 14/12/2021
      ISBN13: 9781433836565, 978-1433836565
      ISBN10: 1433836564
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      Medical ethics and professional conduct

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Clients often come to therapists for assistance with ethical dilemmas, so this casebook provides therapists with the knowledge and skills needed to be effective ethical consultants whilerespecting client autonomy.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: The Ethical Domain of Clients’ Lives Historical Neglect of the Ethical Domain in TherapyShifting From Individualism to a Relational FocusOverview of the Book
      I. The Science and Practice of Ethical Consultation
      Chapter 1. Foundations of Ethical Consultation in Therapy Moral Foundations TheoryThe Primacy of Harm in Ethical Consultation
      What Ethical Issues Do Clients Bring to Therapy?
      The Social Construction of Ethical Choices in Therapy
      Toward a New View of the Relational Self in Ethically Informed Therapy Chapter 2. The Craft of Ethical Consultation in Therapy The LEAP-C Model of Ethical Consultation
      Beyond LEAP: Ethical Challenge
      II. Common Ethical Dilemmas in Clients’ Lives
      Chapter 3. Keeping or Ending Commitments Therapy and Marital Commitment
      Why Many Therapists Approach Marital Commitment This Way
      Adults’ Commitment to Their Parents
      The Craft of Ethical Consultation About Commitment Chapter 4. Having Affairs The Clinical and Ethical Complexities of Affairs
      The Many Contexts and Meanings of Affairs
      Strategies for Ethical Consultation About Affairs Chapter 5. Lying and Deceiving Lying and Deception in Psychotherapy
      When Little Lies Become Big Lies
      Challenging Lies That Compromise Another Person Chapter 6. Harming Others Divided Loyalties and Risk of Harm
      When Clients Harm Adults in Their Lives
      III. The Responsibilities of Therapists as Ethical Consultants
      Chapter 7. The Self of the Therapist in Ethical Consultation Therapist Self-Awareness in the Ethical Realm
      Cultural Self-Awareness in Ethical Consultation
      The Relational, Committed Self of the Therapist
      Ethical Caring Beyond Our Clients Chapter 8. The Citizen Therapist Therapists and Social Change
      What Is a Citizen Therapist?
      The Citizen Therapist in the Office
      How to Bring Up Public Stress in Therapy
      The Citizen Therapist in a Democracy
      How to Get Started in the Public Role as a Citizen Therapist
      Citizen Therapists and Civic Renewal
      Afterword: Two Therapy Cases That Had a Public Impact The Case of Woody Allen
      The Case of Monica Lewinsky
      References
      Index
      About the Author

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