RISKS OF PRACTICING THE PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROFESSION

It is the aim of this paper to point out that occur in some risks prac ticing the psychotherapeutic profession. This topic will be exemplifie d by studying the values and ideologies of psychotherapists and their influence on patients as well as by presenting the problem of abuse of authority and dependency. Various explanations will be offered for th ese phenomena,and some possibilities of prevention of these risks will be considered. Thereby, it will be pointed especially to some deficit s in the curricula of psychotherapeutic education.