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Soul Searching William Doherty

Soul Searching By William Doherty

Soul Searching by William Doherty


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Summary

Trained to strive for neutrality and to focus strictly on the clients needs, most therapists generally consider moral issues such as fairness, truthfulness, and obligation beyond their domain. Now, an award-winning psychologist and family therapist criticizes psychotherapys overemphasis on individual self-interest and calls for a sense of moral responsibility in therapy.

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Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility by William Doherty

Paul, a divorced father, wants to back out of his child care arrangement and spend less time with his children.Nathan has been lying to his wife about a serious medical condition.Marsha, recently separated from her husband, cannot resist telling her children negative things about their father.What is the role of therapy in these situations? Trained to strive for neutrality and to focus strictly on the clients' needs, most therapists generally consider moral issues such as fairness, truthfulness, and obligation beyond their domain. Now, an award-winning psychologist and family therapist criticizes psychotherapy's overemphasis on individual self-interest and calls for a sense of moral responsibility in therapy.

About William Doherty

William J. Doherty, Ph.D., is professor of Family Social Science and director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Morality In The Practice Of Psychotherapy * Psychotherapy and Moral Responsibility * Commitment * Justice * Truthfulness * Community The Moral Character Of The Therapist * Caring * Courage * Prudence * Postscript: Finding a Good Therapist and Creating Moral Communities Among Therapists

Additional information

GOR009266310
9780465009459
046500945X
Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility by William Doherty
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Basic Books
19960322
224
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