Chairs:
Eleanor B. Komet, Ph.D., CGP,
FAGPA Private
Practice, San Antonio, Texas
D. Thomas Stone, Jr., Ph.D., CGP,
FAGPA Private
Practice, San Antonio, Texas
This workshop focuses on the
integration of ethical clinical practice through the exploration of
the group therapist's personal and professional values. Participants
will explore the impact of these value systems on the inherently
dynamic relationship between clinical and ethical practice through
group process and case examples.
Experiential-sharing of work
experiences-didactic-demonstration
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Discuss the
impact of personal and professional values on the ethical and
clinical practice of group psychotherapy.
2. Explore the
inherently dynamic relationship between the clinical and ethical
practice of group psychotherapy.
3. Apply a
values-based approach to group psychotherapy practice through case
examples.
4. Identify the
role of countertransference in ethical/clinical dilemmas.
Course References:
1. Tjeltveit, A.
(1999).
Ethics and Values in Psychotherapy. New York: Routledge.
2. Cohen, E. &
Cohen, G. (1999).
The Virtuous Therapist. Belmont, CA: Wadworths Publishing Co.
3. Pepper, R.
(2004). Confidentiality and Dual Relationships in Group
Psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 54(1),
103-113.
