2012 July/August
July/August 2012 Ethics in the Digital Age
Where do we set the boundaries?

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JA2012-1Boundaries in an Age of Informality

By Mary Jo Barrett

As the therapist's status shifts from an oversized "Svengali" to an overworked service provider at risk of lawsuits, what can we make of traditional ethical codes?

JA2012-2When the Whole World is Watching

By Ofer Zur

The revolution in communication technology has created a new set of ethical dilemmas, which—given the pervasiveness of Internet culture—are invading our sessions, whether we know it or not.

JA2012-3Think Before You Get Personal

By Janine Roberts

The ways we disclose, read cues from our clients, and dialogue about what’s been divulged are the keys to whether therapist self-disclosure helps clients’ therapeutic goals or gets in the way.

JA2012-4Two Practical Perspectives

By Steven Frankel and Clifton Mitchell

A therapist–lawyer on what most often gets clinicians in trouble with the law and everything you need to know about the duty to report, to warn—and more.

JA2012-5A Hospice Social Worker’s Take on Inside Curveballs

By J. Scott Janssen

Whether it's a 70-mile-an-hour fastball or a 10-year-old child who doesn’t understand why her mother has died. It’s natural to want to duck.

JA2012-8The Partisan Personality

By Jared DeFife

JA2012-7The Anatomy of Self-Hatred

By Janina Fisher

JA2012-10What If Your Mobile Device Went Missing?

JA2012-9Irvin Yalom on Psychotherapy as Craft

Resisting the Culture of Extroversion

JA2012-11Not All Families are Related by Blood

Clarifying the Therapist-Client Ethical Contract