62nd Annual Conference

Workshop 8
Ethics in Group Psychotherapy: Perhaps Not So Simple 

Chairs:

Eleanor Komet, Ph.D., FAGPA, CGP, Private Practice, San Antonio, TX

D. Thomas Stone, Ph.D., FAGPA, CGP, Private Practice, San Antonio, TX

In this workshop examples of ethical dilemmas in clinical practice will be presented for discussion. Participants will increase understanding of their own ethical perspectives and will also gain an awareness   of  the inconsistencies and ambiguities of applied ethics.  The discussion will cover such areas as consent, privacy, confidentiality, record-keeping, and  the new ethical dilemmas related to information technology.

experiential-sharing of work experiences-didactic-demonstration

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify complexities of ethical dilemmas in clinical practice.

2. Define their personal ethical perspectives

3. Specify their personal decision-making process when confronted by ethical dilemmas in clinical practice

  
References:

1.  Pepper, Robert S. (2004) Confidentiality and dual relationships in group psychotherapy.  International Journal of Group Psychotherapy.  54 (1), 103-113

2.  Gans, Jerome.  (1990) Broaching and exploring the question of combined group and individual therapy.   International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 40 (2)

3.  Pope, K.S. & Bajt, T.R. (1988)  When laws and values conflict:  a dilemma for psychologists.  American Psychologist. 43 (10) 828-829