Ethical Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice Walking the
This edited volume comprehensively examines the critical ethical challenges that arise in the practice of counselling and psychotherapy. It translates philosophical positions and professional ethical guidelines in a way that can be applied to practice. Th
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hical Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice Walking the Line
Ethical Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice
Poornima Bhola Ahalya Raguram •
Editors
Ethical Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice Walking the Line
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Editors Poornima Bhola Department of Clinical Psychology National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bengaluru, Karnataka India
ISBN 978-981-10-1806-0 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1808-4
Ahalya Raguram Department of Clinical Psychology National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bengaluru, Karnataka India
ISBN 978-981-10-1808-4
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Foreword
This book, Ethical Issues in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice: Walking the Line, is an experiential narrative of varied clinical dilemmas concerning ethical conduct inherent in mental health service delivery in different settings across India. The code of professional ethical conduct is a logical derivative of a set of human values that are common across races, cultures and religions. Human values are meant to ensure individual and collective wellbeing of mankind. The other derivative is the system of justice whose basic tenets are again similar across societies. The code of conduct prescribed for mental health professionals is a small part of this system of justice. The clinical-therapeutic dilemmas occur when any of the various components of the clinical-therapeutic process in a given situation happens to or appears to violate the purpose of a code of conduct. A brief overview of the role of human values in mental health service delivery is warranted in order to appreciate the contents as well as the usefulness of this book to both mental heal
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