The Ethics of Mandatory Personal Psychotherapy for Trainee Psychotherapists

Although the psychotherapist's personal psychotherapy has received considerable research attention in recent years, little systematic investigation of the ethical issues involved has been published. This article provides a rigorous interrogation of mandatory personal psychotherapy (MPP) as a tr...

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Published in:Ethics & behavior 2014-03, Vol.24 (2), p.91-108
Main Author: Ivey, Gavin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
care ethics
Ethical dilemmas
Ethics
Interrogation
mandatory personal psychotherapy
Medical personnel
Mental health professionals
Occupational training
Professional ethics
Psychotherapists
Psychotherapy
psychotherapy training
Studies
Therapists
virtue ethics
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Summary:Although the psychotherapist's personal psychotherapy has received considerable research attention in recent years, little systematic investigation of the ethical issues involved has been published. This article provides a rigorous interrogation of mandatory personal psychotherapy (MPP) as a training requirement for mental health professionals, a topic that remains ethically contentious. The article begins with a discussion of why MPP is an explicitly ethical issue, before debating the ethics of MPP under six questions, each worded to capture a salient ethical issue relevant to the appropriateness of making personal treatment a mandatory training requirement. Using principle, virtue, and care ethics perspectives, the arguments for and against MPP are critically investigated. The article concludes with an ethical position statement.
ISSN:1050-8422
1532-7019
DOI:10.1080/10508422.2013.808961