C. Hoger et al., CASE-RELATED ETHICAL REFLECTIONS - A SYST EMIC MODEL OF ETHICS CONSULTATION IN CHILD-PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY, System Familie, 10(4), 1997, pp. 174-179
We present a model of case-related ethical reflexions developed and ev
aluated in the fields of child psychiatry and psychotherapy. Basically
we looked for an approach which contains two aspects: familiarity to
the professionals involved and proximity to discursive forms of ethica
l considerations. Therefore, the reflecting team approach seemed appro
priate. We divided a modified version into three phases: (1) Presentat
ion of the problem; (2) therapeutic and ethical reflexions; (3) evalua
tion of the reflexions. This model offers the opportunity to discuss e
thical dilemmas as well as to discriminate between therapeutic and eth
ical problems. At the same time, basic principles of ethics are applie
d to as well as considered in the consultation process itself.