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Clients often seek therapists’ input for dealing with ethical dilemmas in their lives, but there is little guidance for therapists in how to do this. This book shows therapists how to serve as ethical consultants who help clients balance their personal needs with their sense of responsibility to others. Dr. Bill Doherty blends decades of clinical experience with personal and philosophical insights to frame the skills and knowledge therapists need to act as ethical guides while respecting client autonomy. He calls for a shift from psychotherapy’s individualistic focus towards a more relational one that includes ethical connections to others.     Doherty presents the LEAP‑C model, a framework for ethical consulting that utilizes the traditional therapeutic skills of listening, exploring, affirming, and offering perspective, while also challenging clients to recognize ethical issues they don't perceive. Using detailed case examples, Doherty provides a roadmap for addressing common client dilemmas, such as keeping and ending commitments, having affairs, lying and deceiving, and causing psychological or physical harm to others. He also provides guidelines for citizen therapists to lend their expertise to help solve larger societal concerns, such as political polarization and police–community relations.

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Author:   William J. Doherty, PhD
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9781433836565

ISBN 10:   1433836564
Pages:   163
Publication Date:   14 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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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William J. Doherty, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Family Social Science and director of the Citizen Professional Center at the University of Minnesota. He is a practicing psychologist and marriage and family therapist and is cofounder of The Doherty Relationship Institute and the nonprofit Braver Angels. He has made many appearances in media outlets and has written 15 other books, including Helping Couples on the Brink of Divorce: Discernment Counseling for Troubled Relationships (2017). Dr. Doherty is past president of the National Council on Family Relations and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Family Therapy Academy. Visit https://dohertyrelationshipinstitute.com/. 

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