BLOG-Boundaries in Psychotherapy: Reflecting our attitudes towards touch, gifts, self-disclosure, dual relationships, bartering, home visit, attending a wedding, and other boundaries en-us Nucleus CMS v3.41 Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss /nucleus/nucleus2.gif http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#177 Boundaries http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#177 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:48:59 -0500 http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#170 Boundaries http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#170 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:38:20 -0500 http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#103 http://www.zurinstitute.com... so that we can change this hostile, negative and fearful stance on our relationships with our clients and patients. Some of us believe that withholding touch from our clients can be unethical--and, please read our Code of Ethics at http://www.zurinstitute.com... that supports this reasoning.]]> Boundaries http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#103 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:25:33 -0500 http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#91 Boundaries http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#91 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:22:35 -0500 http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#85 Donald A. Eisner, Ph.D. J.D.
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What about giving out your (office) cell phone, number, but therapy is now over? Are patients not allowed to call, and how would you stop the calls? Or what if there is ongoing texting, during and after therapy? What are your thoughts?

Donald A. Eisner,Ph.D., J.D.
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This is a question each and every therapist has to answer for him / her self. After 30 plus years, the answer for me is relatively simple. I am first and foremost a person with many needs, interests and friendships that are not expressed/acted on in the consultation room. I am aware of them and set them aside to maintain the necessary therapeutic neutrality beneficial for my patients. I take care of them outside the consulting room. Yes, I know for some this is blasphemous. After all I even believe my patients are in fact patients. I do not want my friends as patients and definitely do want to minister to my friends in a psychotherapeutic manner. My friends are friends. Glad to refer them to a colleague. Will our friendships be mutually beneficial? I hope so. However with patients I expect nothing beyond payment and respect.

As for boundaries, these are therapeutic, ethical and legal in nature. No matter how one might wish to view these in a therapeutic context, step outside the realm of what your codes of ethics and the remotest perception on the part of the patient as stepping over the line, e.g. think borderline and dependent PD and watch your licensing board in action.]]> Boundaries http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#70 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:15:21 -0500 http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#76 [Comment by moderator: Therapists must be careful when they are engaged in levels, frequency and intensity of connection that cannot be sustained or are counter-clinical or unethical. Corrections and shifts may necessary and must be made with full consideration of the client, therapists and the context of therapy.]

After 7 years she called out of the blue and said she missed my voice. Is this ethical?
[Comment by moderator: The question here is whether it is clinically appropriate and ethical to follow up with clients after termination. The obvious answer is that it depends on the client, timing, the relationship, the type of therapy, etc.]]]> Boundaries http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#76 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:52:40 -0500 http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#63 Boundaries http://www.zurinstitute.com/blogs/index.php?blogid=7#63 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:53:25 -0500