SOME ETHICAL ISSUES FOR SYSTEMS-ORIENTED THERAPISTS IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS

Authors
GOTTLIEB MC COOPER CC
Citation
Mc. Gottlieb et Cc. Cooper, SOME ETHICAL ISSUES FOR SYSTEMS-ORIENTED THERAPISTS IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS, Family relations, 42(2), 1993, pp. 140-144
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work","Family Studies
Journal title
Family relations → ACNP
ISSN journal
01976664
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
140 - 144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-6664(1993)42:2<140:SEIFST>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Although large numbers of mental health professionals now provide serv ices in psychiatric hospitals, their activities raise ethical issues l argely unaddressed in the professional literature. Systems-oriented th erapists who work in these settings face additional ethical dilemmas n ot encountered by those who work with individuals. This article discus ses six ethical issues systems-oriented therapists must confront when working in psychiatric hospitals and concludes with guidelines for pra ctice.