RT Journal Article
T1 ETHICAL EVALUATIONS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: STUDY WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN SPAIN
A1 Pastor Morales, Joaquin
A1 del Rio Sanchez, Carmen
K1 clinical psychology
K1 psychiatry
K1 psychotherapy
K1 professional ethics
K1 ethical dilemmas
K1 Clients
K1 Metaanalysis
K1 Attitudes
K1 Students
K1 Therapy
AB There are international studies that link professional variables to the ethical assessment of some professional situations. This study aims to: 1) analyze the ethical evaluations carried out by mental health professionals from within the Spanish public health system with respect to some situations that may arise in psychotherapeutic practice; 2) determine controversial and/or low consensus situations; and 3) study the relationship between the professional category and the psychotherapeutic orientation with the ethical-deontological evaluations. The sample was composed by 308 participants (209 women and 99 men), all of whom are practitioners in public mental health services, filled out fourteen items of the "Ethical and deontological adjustment scale" (Pastor, 2017). as well as a questionnaire on their socio-demographic and professional profile which had been prepared ad hoc. Descriptive analyses of the items were performed along with non-parametric contrasts. The professional category and the psychotherapeutic orientation had an influence on the ethical evaluations that were completed regarding the situations presented on the scale. Two items of low interprofessional consensus were found that were related to the right to patient autonomy and to family and couple therapy. The ethical aspects of the following matters are discussed: 1) the "technical" versus "relationship" debate; 2) professional biases; and 3) the maintenance of the therapeutic relationship.
PB Revista psiquiatria & psicologia humanista, s l
SN 1130-5142
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21815
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21815
LA es
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025