The ethics of relationality: The moral views of therapists engaged in marital and family therapy

This article suggests, on the basis of a national survey (N=1,035), that th erapists engaged in marital and family therapy ender-se a common ethic of r elationality. In contrast to a prevailing cultural view of therapists as pr omoting an ethic of individualism, the survey suggests that for families th ey place primary value on mutual and caring interpersonal relations. This e thic holds across therapist gender and in therapists' particular view 's on divorce, gender relations, and child rearing.