Ethical guidelines for researching counselling and psychotherapy

Bond, Tim

doi:10.1080/14733140412331383893

Cited by 90 publications

(68 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Further, it raises a dilemma in terms of the fidelity of the relationship, including issues around confidentiality and boundaries, and the need for the therapist to act in the client's best interests. These issues are not only important in maintaining ethical practice, but are also challenging for the therapist to contend with, as acknowledged by Bond (2004), p. 6): 'Situations in which clients pose a risk of causing serious harm to themselves or others are particularly challenging for the practitioner'. What was evident from counsellors' responses in the present study, therefore, was that working with this particular client group within an organisational context raised significant challenges in terms of a complex interplay between balancing expectations from the agency and their own way of working.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Working with clients who engage in self-harming behaviour: experiences of a group of counsellors

Fox

2011

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aimed to explore the experiences of a group of counsellors regarding working with clients who engage in self-harming behaviour, in order to gain an understanding of what it is like to work with this client group. A series of six individual, semi-structured qualitative interviews were carried out, which were then transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Counsellors' experiences were characterised by a number of themes, including the nature of self-harm, in terms of severity and vividness of description, stopping self-harm, incorporating social norms and therapeutic outcome, and organisational issues around balancing expectations from the agency, managing risk, and the counsellors' own working. Findings suggest that working with clients who self-harm raises significant challenges for counsellors in relation to organisational policy and/or context, the impact that working with this client group may have on the therapist themselves, while the issue of stopping self-harm, and how this might be communicated to the client, raises implications for the therapeutic relationship. Here, the supervisory relationship may offer an invaluable resource.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…They were contacted by telephone in the first instance. In accordance with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Guidelines for Researching Counselling and Psychotherapy (Bond, 2004), and the…”

Section: Participantsmentioning

confidence: 87%

Working with clients who engage in self-harming behaviour: experiences of a group of counsellors

Fox

2011

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The demographics of the service users here generally reflect the demographic make-up of the services more generally. (Bond, 2004).…”

Section: Data Collection: Procedure Participants and Ethical Considmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Student Counselling: What Therapeutic Goals Are Identified and What Are the Implications for Educational Providers?

Hanley

Ersahin

Sefi³

et al. 2016

J. Psychol. Couns. Sch.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Online counselling is increasingly being used as an alternative to face-to-face student counselling. Using an exploratory mixed methods design, this project investigates the practice by examining the types of therapeutic goals that 11 to 25 year olds identify online in routine practice. These goals are then compared to goals identified in equivalent school and community-based counselling services. 1,137 online goals (expressed by 504 young people) and 221 face-to-face goals (expressed by 220 young people) were analysed for key themes using grounded theory techniques. This analysis identified three core categories (1) Intrapersonal Goals, (2) Interpersonal Goals, and (3) Intrapersonal Goals directly related to others. Further statistical analysis of these themes indicated that online and face-to-face services appear to be being used in different ways by students. These differences are discussed alongside the implications for professionals working in educational settings.

show abstract

“…Several have suggested that the complexities of living in today's multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, global world require ongoing development of our ethical thinking and commitment to new ethical values. In counselling, Bond (2006) explored an ethic of trust; Drego (2006) proposed an ethic of altruism or selflessness; Flannery (2005) proposed an ethic of spirituality; and Pittock (2005) proposed an ethic of self interest. Many scientists (e.g., Flannery 2005;Pittock 2005) favour an ethic of reciprocity, whilst Sterba (2001) suggested new principles of disproportionality and restitution in order for philosophers to work against specie-ism.…”

Section: Do We Have An Ethical Mandate?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consequent to this, counselling's focus has been largely limited to a consideration of autonomous individuals, leaving the natural world to be a resource available for use (Cornforth 2006). Typically there is no guiding ethic that extends the concept of responsible relationship beyond the human to include the natural world, although several writers (e.g., Bond 2006;Drego 2006;Flannery 2005;Pittock 2005) have theorized the necessity for a new principle.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Life’s Span, Global Warming and Ethics: Do Counsellors Have a Part to Play in Averting a Potential Catastrophe?

Cornforth

2008

Int J Adv Counselling

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this paper I take the position that global warming is the most serious threat to the well-being, including the psychological health, of all peoples in all parts of the world. It is of particular significance to indigenous peoples: for example, those from small island states, those who inhabit low-lying deltas, and those who do not have access to economic resources that might afford protection or escape. It becomes a moral issue in that our actions today stand to impact negatively on others in the immediate and foreseeable future. Taking a critical discursive view, the paper asks, is there a connection between counselling and climate change, and do counsellors have a role to play in addressing this challenge? The paper concludes that counsellors do, at the very least, have a mandate to consider the implications of global warming and that there are professional, ethical and theoretical possibilities for useful interventions. The paper, therefore, aims to stimulate further debate, discussion and appropriate action.

show abstract

Ethical guidelines for researching counselling and psychotherapy

Cited by 90 publications

References 1 publication

Working with clients who engage in self-harming behaviour: experiences of a group of counsellors

Working with clients who engage in self-harming behaviour: experiences of a group of counsellors

Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Student Counselling: What Therapeutic Goals Are Identified and What Are the Implications for Educational Providers?

Life’s Span, Global Warming and Ethics: Do Counsellors Have a Part to Play in Averting a Potential Catastrophe?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About