Sexual boundary violations in psychotherapy : facing therapist indiscretions, transgressions, and misconduct / edited by Arlene Steinberg, Judith L. Alpert, and Christine A. Courtois.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steinberg, Arlene, editor.

Alpert, Judith L., editor.

Courtois, Christine A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapists--Sexual behavior.

Psychotherapists.

Psychotherapy patients--Sexual behavior.

Psychotherapy patients.

Psychotherapist and patient.

Psychologists--Professional ethics.

Psychologists.

Psychotherapists--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapists--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 436 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2021]

System Details:

text file

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.

Contents:

Contributors

Foreword / Kenneth S. Pope

Acknowledgments

Sexual boundary violations in the psychotherapy setting : an overview / Arlene (Lu) Steinberg, Judith L. Alpert, and Christine A. Courtois

I. Ethical and legal issues: The American Psychological Association Ethics Code and legal statutes regarding sexual boundary violations: History and current status / Linda Campbell, Linda Knauss, and Lauren Meaux ; Boundaries and ethics of professional conduct / Stephen B. Levine and Christine A. Courtois

II. Perspectives from different theoretical orientations: Erotic transferences and countertransferences in sexual boundary violations : an interview with Andrea Celenza / Arlene (Lu) Steinberg and Judith L. Alpert ; Psychodynamic perspectives on the problem of erotic idealization / Elizabeth Goren and Sue Grand ; A cognitive behavioral approach to understanding sexual boundary violations / Amy Wenzel ; Going beyond the contact boundary : a gestalt therapy perspective / Monique N. Rodriguez ; The art of helpful sex talk in therapy : a psychoanalytic sex therapist speaks / Elizabeth Goren ; Sexual misconduct in the feminist therapy realm / Laura S. Brown and Christine A. Courtois

III. Unique settings and populations: Sexual boundary violations in pastoral counseling / Christine A. Courtois and Arlene (Lu) Steinberg ; Sexual boundary violations in the digital age : new frontiers and emerging challenges / Frederic G. Reamer ; Considering racial and cultural context in sexual boundary violations / Pratyusha Tummala-Narra ; Sexual boundary violations outside of cisgender-heterosexual dyads / Elizabeth Clark and Kori Bennett

IV. Dynamics and effects: Mind f*ck: The grooming process in "professional incest" / Christine A. Courtois and Judith L. Alpert ; Grooming and the dynamics of abuse as experienced and viewed through the eyes of victims and peer advocates : cases from TELL / Janet Wohlberg ; Three survivors speak : stories of confusion, shame, anguish, and resilience / Christine A. Courtois, Judith L. Alpert, and Goldie Eder ; When colleagues betray : the harm of sexual boundary violations in psychotherapy extends beyond the victim / Jennifer M. Gómez, Laura K. Noll, Alexis A. Adams-Clark, and Christine A. Courtois

V. Responding to sexual boundary violations in psychotherapy: Treating clients who have been sexually abused by a therapist / Tyson D. Bailey and Laura S. Brown ; Supervision and consultation with therapists who have engaged in sexual misconduct / Gary R. Schoener ; The treatment of therapists who sexually offend / Philip Hemphill, Christine A. Courtois, Mark S. Gold, Alexis Polles, and Drew Edwards

Epilogue: Prevention and intervention / Judith L. Alpert, Arlene (Lu) Steinberg, and Christine A. Courtois

Index

About the editors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2021.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Sexual boundary violations in psychotherapy

ISBN:

9781433834608

143383460X

1433837188

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.