Curt and Katie talk about people who yell “That’s Unethical” whenever they disagree with what someone else is doing. It could be ethics, but it might actually be legal, clinically relevance, values, morals, what “should” be done or what has always been done – and how to navigate messy decisions.
It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.
In this episode we talk about:
The tendency of people to yell "That's Unethical!" when they disagree with what you're doing (even if it doesn't relate to an ethic)
The differences between laws, ethics, clinically relevance, personal morals and values, and “shoulds” or what we’ve always done
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Being thoughtful about how we make decisions as a therapist
Emotional versus wise mind arguments
The messiness of reality – things don’t always stack up related to laws, ethics, clinical relevance, etc.
The need to discuss these things, so we can make change when needed
How to sort through the muddiness of real world scenarios where laws, ethics, and clinical interventions don’t line up.
The need to sort through in a case by case basis
Developmental stages of navigating the complexity of these differentiations
Your own values, limitations
The importance of consultation
Facebook group consultation – pros and cons
Seeking consultation on ethical, legal, and clinical complexity
Resources mentioned:
We’ve pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links.
Dr. Ben Caldwell with Ben Caldwell Labs
Other Relevant Episodes:
Dual Relationships
Dating as a Therapist
Social Media and Video Marketing for Therapists
Managing Your Online Reputation
How Much is Too Much? (on limit setting, talking politics with clients, etc.)
The Brand Called You
What Clients Want (on the therapeutic relationship)
Our Take on Texts
Our event this year:
The Therapy Reimagined Conference in Los Angeles in October 2018!!
Our new consultation services:
The Fifty-Minute Hour
Credits:
Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/
Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/
