Negotiating Consent in Psychotherapy

by Patrick O'Neil and Patrick O'Neill

Book Overview

Psychotherapists have an ethical requirement to inform clients about their treatment methods, alternative treatment options, and alternative conceptions of their problem. While accepting the basis for this "informed consent" requirement, therapists have traditionally resisted giving too much information, arguing that exposure to alternative therapies could cause confusion and distress. The raging debates over false/recovered memory syndrome and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081476195X
• ISBN13: 9780814761953
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"