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This text is 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 increasingly 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 society; the goals and outcomes of psychotherapy; techniques and practices; the existence and operation of values; and 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 practice.

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Author:   Alan Tjeltveit
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9780415156639

ISBN 10:   0415156637
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   18 March 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Developing a Better Understanding of the Ethical Character of Psychotherapy; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Ethics; Chapter 3 Psychotherapists as Ethicists; Part 2 Intellectual Tools for Examining Values and Ethical Theory in Therapy; Chapter 4 The Spectrum of Ethical Theories in Psychotherapy; Chapter 5 Unpacking Diverse Understandings of “Values”; Part 3 Ethical Dimensions of the Contexts of Psychotherapy; Chapter 6 The Intellectual Contexts of Psychotherapy; Chapter 7 The Social Contexts of Psychotherapy; Part 4 Change in Psychotherapy; Chapter 8 Ethical Dimensions of the Techniques, Strategies, and Processes of Therapy; Chapter 9 Ethical Dimensions of the Goals and Outcome of Therapy; Part 5 Implications; Chapter 10 Rethinking Psychotherapy’s Location in a Society; Chapter 11 Profession and Professional Ethics; Chapter 12 Shaping the Ethical Character of Psychotherapy;

Reviews

Tjeltveit's book has many good qualities. Perhaps the most important is that he challenges psychotherapists to consider the ethics of what they do from multiple perspectives. . Tjeltveit definitely looks as ethics and values in psychotherapy form every angle. In his book he makes a distinction between intellectual and practical considerations. - Theory & Psychology, Vol. 11(5): 721-727

Tjeltveit's book has many good qualities. Perhaps the most important is that he challenges psychotherapists to consider the ethics of what they do from multiple perspectives. . Tjeltveit definitely looks as ethics and values in psychotherapy form every angle. In his book he makes a distinction between intellectual and practical considerations. <br>- Theory & Psychology, Vol. 11(5): 721-727 <br>

Author Information

Alan C. Tjeltveit, who has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, completed a clinical internship at the University of Minnesota. A psychotherapist since 1978, he has taught undergraduate and graduate students, contributed articles to Clinical Psychology Review and Psychotherapy and chaired a psychological association ethics committee. He is Associate Professor of Psychology at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he maintains a clinical practice.

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