Ethics in Therapeutic Contexts 2500-EN-PS-CSP5-05
Seminarium (SEM) Semestr zimowy 2022/23

Class no 1. Basis of ethical reasoning

• Tjeltveit, A. C. (1999). Ethics and Values in Psychotherapy. Routledge. London and New York.(51-83).

• Allen J.G. (2013) Psychotherapy is an ethical endeavor: Balancing science and humanism in clinical practice. Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic 77, 2, 103-31

Class no 2 Codes of conduct

• APA Code of Conduct

• UKCP Code of Conduct

Class no 3 Boundaries

• Godley, W. (2001) Saving Masud Khan. London Review of Books. Vol. 23 No. 4, 22 February 2001

• Extra: Sandler AN, Godley W. (2004). Institutional responses to boundary violations: The case of Masud Khan. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 85; 27-44

Class no 4 Ethics of psychotherapeutic training and supervision

• Gavin I. (2014) The Ethics of Mandatory Personal Psychotherapy for Trainee Psychotherapists. Ethics and Behaviour 24,2,91-108.

Class no 5 Money

• Lanza ML (2003). Setting Fees: The Conscious and Unconscious Meanings of Money Perspective in Psychiatric Care, 37; 2; 69

• Gans JS. (2010) Difficult topics in Group Psychotherapy. Karnac. (Ch.4)

Class no 6 Online psychotherapy

• Stoll, J., Müller, J. A., & Trachsel, M. (2020). Ethical Issues in Online Psychotherapy: A Narrative Review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10

• Tullio, V., Perrone, G., Bilotta, C., Lanzarone, A., & Argo, A. (2020). Psychological support and psychotherapy via digital devices in Covid-19 emergency time: Some critical issues. Medico-Legal Journal

Class no 7 Children & Adolescents

• Ascherman LI, Rubin S. (2008) Current Ethical Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.

The course is meant not only to demonstrate various standards of psychotherapeutic practice, but also to promote skills of ethical reflection and attitude.

List of topics/classes and bibliography:

1. Course introduction. Lecturer & participants introduction. Ethics in psychotherapy. Basics of ethical reasoning.

2. Codes of conduct of psychotherapeutic practice.

3. Boundaries in psychotherapy.

4. Ethics of psychotherapeutic training and supervision.

5. Money in psychotherapy.

6. Ethics in Covid-time psychotherapy. On-line psychotherapy ethics.

7. Ethical issues in child and adolescent psychotherapy.

8. Summary of the course.

Open discussion, text review and written assignment based on given case study.