Ethics of Caring: Honoring the Web of Life in Our Professional Healing Relationships (Paperback)

~ (Author), Jack Kornfield (Foreword)

Editorial Reviews

From Scientific American

Serious ethical considerations represent an important aspect of any therapeutic endeavor. The work with non-ordinary states of consciousness brings specific new challenges and problems that go beyond those encountered in traditional verbal and experiential approaches. Kylea Taylor's book, The Ethics of Caring, is a pioneering venture into these new territories, providing important guidelines for practitioners and students.

From The New Yorker

This is a wonderful resource book that can be an invaluable professional guide for maintaining ethics and integrity within the helping professions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Hanford Mead Publishers; 2 edition (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964315815
• ISBN-13: 978-0964315815
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #479,604 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers many of the ethical issues confronting therapists, February 7, 1998

By	"ramonam" (California) - See all my reviews

This is a very useful tool for any therapist, whether a mainstream counselor or doctor, or practitioners of complementary modalities such as massage. It discusses in plain language the ethical dilemmas we are all confronted by in our daily practice. I particularly appreciated the explanation of a client's vulnerability while in an altered state such as hypnosis or the deep relaxation produced by massage. The author also addresses the vulnerability of the therapist when faced with a client's issues that hook into the therapist's issues, creating a very murky situation indeed. The author assists us to provide appropriate loving care to our clients without violating boundaries.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and visionary, January 13, 2001

By	Mu - See all my reviews

Too often, ethical questions are considered dreary subjects best left to a committee. This book helps us see ethics as integrally related to how we do our work, and to our own personal growth. It also embraces a wide spectrum of consciousness, in a systematic way. It is particularly remarkable for its emphasis on non-ordinary states of consciousness, and how to handle these intense experiences when they occur in our work with clients (whether deliberately induced or occurring spontaneously). The Ethics of Caring will be especially valuable for trainee caregivers, supervisors, clients looking for the appropriate therapist, and any professionals who finds themselves, as we all do from time to time, out of our depth.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most pallitable ethic book I've read, September 16, 2007

By	Sharon Wheeler (East Greebush, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book covers a myriad of therapies. The format and scope was very appealing to me. It was not dry like most books I have read on ethics. A must for Complementary and Alternative practitioners.