Soul Searching Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility |
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| Author:
| Doherty, William J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7867-2438-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books
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| Book Format: | Digital download |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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Trained to strive for neutrality and to focus strictly on the clients’ needs, most therapists generally consider moral issues such as fairness, truthfulness, and obligation beyond their domain. Now, an award-winning psychologist and family therapist criticizes psychotherapy’s overemphasis on individual self-interest and calls for a sense of moral responsibility in therapy.
Trained to strive for neutrality and to focus strictly on the clients’ needs, most therapists generally consider moral issues such as fairness, truthfulness, and obligation beyond their domain. Now, an award-winning psychologist and family therapist criticizes psychotherapy’s overemphasis on individual self-interest and calls for a sense of moral responsibility in therapy.