Red Flags in Psychotherapy : Stories of Ethics Complaints and Resolutions (Hardcover)

Introduction: Self Deception and Red Flags (Early warning signs that psychotherapists may be going off course) 1. Sammy Meets the Wolf (Meet the characters who will decide the cases)  2. I'm Not Your Monkey (Loss of control with a difficult client)  3. Junk Yard Therapy (Self-delusion and exploitation)  4. Rats! (Warring colleagues)  5. The John.  6. The Raid on Hollywood Boulevard (The professional role vs. the right to a private life)  7. Kill the Boss (When clients threaten physical harm)  8. Broken (Bartering gone bad)  9. Baby Steps off a Cliff (The slippery slope to sexual exploitation)  10. Car Crash (A simple disclosure with unforeseen consequences)  11. Mad FAX (What not to do when clients don’t pay)  12. Star Catcher (The undoing of a troubled psychotherapist)  13. Vampire (Countertransference exploding)  Epilogue  Appendix A: Selected Ethics Resources for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers  Appendix B: Examples of Sanctions Available to Ethics Committees