(BP Abb8) Ethical Boundaries in Balancing the Power Dynamic in the Therapeutic Relationship

Course overview

Topics included in this course are: Therapist Boundary Violations; Therapist Self-Awareness; Sexual Relationships Between Patient and Therapist; Therapeutic Space; Client and Therapist Therapeutic Alliance; Client Attachment to Therapist; Mental Health Professionals with Mental Illness; Gender Role Conflict; Abuse in the Consulting Room; Personal Autonomy and Psychological Well-Being; Psychological Helplessness; Healing from Sexual Trauma; Obstacles to Healing Progress; Disclosure of Sexual Assault; Power Dynamics: Considerations Across Diagnostic Categories; Ethics and The Manipulation Boundary: When is it Healthy and When is it Pathological?; Code of Ethics; Boundary Violation; Ethics and Countertransference; The Silent Client; Supportive Techniques; Understanding Sexual Harassment; Cognitive Therapy; Culturally Responsive; Sexual Misconduct in the Therapeutic Relationship; Boundaries in Psychotherapy; and Ethical and Clinical Considerations.