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Title Sexual boundary violations in psychotherapy : facing therapist indiscretions, transgressions, and misconduct / edited by Arlene (Lu) Steinberg, Judith L. Alpert, Christine A. Courtois
Published Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 436 pages)
Contents Chapter 1 Sexual Boundary Violations in the Psychotherapy Setting: An Overview -- Part I Ethical and Legal Issues -- Chapter 2 The American Psychological Association Ethics Code and Legal Statutes Regarding Sexual Boundary Violations: History and Current Status -- Chapter 3 Boundaries and Ethics of Professional Conduct -- Part II Perspectives From Different Theoretical Orientations -- Chapter 4 Erotic Transferences and Countertransferences in Sexual Boundary Violations: An Interview With Andrea Celenza -- Chapter 5 Psychodynamic Perspectives on The Problem of Erotic Idealization -- Chapter 6 A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Understanding Sexual Boundary Violations -- Chapter 7 Going Beyond the Contact Boundary: A Gestalt Therapy Perspective -- Chapter 8 The Art of Helpful Sex Talk in Therapy: A Psychoanalytic Sex Therapist Speaks -- Chapter 9 Sexual Misconduct in the Feminist Therapy Realm -- Part III Unique Settings and Populations -- Chapter 10 Sexual Boundary Violations in Pastoral Counseling -- Chapter 11 Sexual Boundary Violations in the Digital Age: New Frontiers and Emerging Challenges -- Chapter 12 Considering Racial and Cultural Context in Sexual Boundary Violations -- Chapter 13 Sexual Boundary Violations Outside of Cisgender- Heterosexual Dyads -- Part IV Dynamics And Effects -- Chapter 14 Mind F*ck: The Grooming Process in "Professional Incest" -- Chapter 15 Grooming and the Dynamics of Abuse as Experienced and Viewed Through the Eyes of Victims and Peer Advocates: Cases from TELL -- Chapter 16 Three Survivors Speak: Stories of Confusion, Shame, Anguish, and Resilience -- Chapter 17 When Colleagues Betray: The Harm of Sexual Boundary Violations in Psychotherapy Extends Beyond the Victim -- Part V Responding To Sexual Boundary Violations In Psychotherapy -- Chapter 18 Treating Clients Who Have Been Sexually Abused by a Therapist -- Chapter 19 Supervision and Consultation With Therapists Who Have Engaged in Sexual Misconduct -- Chapter 20 The Treatment of Therapists Who Sexually Offend -- Epilogue -- Index
Summary "Regardless of what model of psychotherapy is used, all therapists are vulnerable to boundary transgressions. This book explains why this is this case, and how to avoid such violations. Professional attitudes toward sexual boundary violations (SBVs) have evolved over the years, resulting in ethical and legal guidance to prevent such violations. Despite this guidance, SBVs still occur in treatment, and institutions and colleagues often deny or rationalize them. Therapists need a deeper understanding of how SBVs occur in order to avoid them. This book examines the events leading up to SBVs as well as what happens to clients and therapists once they are discovered. The book also considers the broader effects of such behavior on colleagues, institutions, families, and others. Numerous case illustrations are included to illustrate how therapeutic relationships are compromised, sometimes in subtle and gradual ways. Authors emphasize the importance of therapist education and consultation with mentors and peers to maintain a professional frame for the therapeutic relationship"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 01, 2021)
Subject Psychotherapists -- Sexual behavior
Psychotherapy patients -- Sexual behavior
Psychotherapist and patient.
Psychologists -- Professional ethics.
Psychotherapists -- psychology
PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology
Psychologists -- Professional ethics
Psychotherapist and patient
Psychotherapists -- Sexual behavior
Psychotherapy patients -- Sexual behavior
Form Electronic book
Author Steinberg, Arlene, editor.
Alpert, Judith L., editor.
Courtois, Christine A., editor.
LC no. 2020048769
ISBN 1433837188
9781433837180