Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility

by William J. Doherty

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 046500945X
• ISBN13: 9780465009459
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Author offers a much needed correction for psychotherapy.

William Doherty hits the nail on the head in offering an alternative to the professional's approach concerning today's human problems. In the name of responsible psychotherapy, so many professionals have done a grave disservice to families and communities by eliminating responsibility to others in their guidance.