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The Ethical Lives of Clients: Transcending Self-Interest in Psychotherapy 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by William J. Doherty (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Clients often seek therapists’ input for dealing with ethical dilemmas in their lives, but there is little guidance for therapists in how to do this. This book shows therapists how to serve as ethical consultants who help clients balance their personal needs with their sense of responsibility to others.

Dr. Bill Doherty blends decades of clinical experience with personal and philosophical insights to frame the skills and knowledge therapists need to act as ethical guides while respecting client autonomy. He calls for a shift from psychotherapy’s individualistic focus towards a more relational one that includes ethical connections to others.  
 
Doherty presents the LEAP‑C model, a framework for ethical consulting that utilizes the traditional therapeutic skills of listening, exploring, affirming, and offering perspective, while also challenging clients to recognize ethical issues they don't perceive.

Using detailed case examples, Doherty provides a roadmap for addressing common client dilemmas, such as keeping and ending commitments, having affairs, lying and deceiving, and causing psychological or physical harm to others. He also provides guidelines for citizen therapists to lend their expertise to help solve larger societal concerns, such as political polarization and police–community relations.
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  1. ISBN-13
    978-1433836565
  2. Edition
    1st
  3. Publisher
    American Psychological Association
  4. Publication date
    December 14, 2021
  5. Language
    English
  6. File size
    4792 KB
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  • adam-sw
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most important books for therapists in the last 30 years
    Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023
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    Fast and engaging read with practical ideas on a topic almost entirely lacking in the field of mental health. You may not agree with everything Doherty has to say but you’ll find it useful and thought provoking. It gives therapists a way to help patients/clients work through their own ethical or moral concerns without the therapist resorting to being judgmental. Therapy impacts people in our clients’ lives and we have a responsibility to consider that and how we can be better in this area. Gone are the days of “you do what’s best for you,” I hope. Why not balance that with an additional question of what might be best for the other?
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  • Mona Fishbane
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful exploration of ethics in clients' relationships
    Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2022
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    Bill Doherty has been doing ground-breaking work challenging the culture of individualism and how it gets played out in the psychotherapy office. Building on and going beyond his 1995 book, Soul Searching, Doherty here explores in depth the importance of addressing clients' ethical lives, and ways the therapist can do so with care, respect, and efficacy. Doherty also shares his work as a "citizen therapist," bringing together polarized factions in the larger society to facilitate mutual understanding and trust. So needed in our fractured, polarized society! This book is a most welcome addition to any therapist's library. It is also accessible and important for non-therapists, exploring without jargon the vital importance of cultivating our ethical perspectives and capacities, and exploring mutual responsibilities in our relational lives.
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  • EBH78
    5.0 out of 5 stars Important book to rethink our roles as therapists
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2022
    This is an important and excellent read for all therapists/counselors. Dr. Doherty is presenting an important paradigm shift for therapists to consider — therapists as ethical consultants. The thesis is robust and the case presentations are vivid examples of social ethical challenges that we face with clients in various contexts. A must read for all therapists!
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