Psychotherapy and ethics
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چکیده
The central idea of the whole paper is the conviction that the ethical approaches of the therapist are the basis component of the whole psychotherapeutic process; these approaches intertwine with psychological, pedagogical, social aspects or aspects of organization and economy. Ethics is not only a matter of applying some previously given norms and principles, but it often calls for personal bravery on the part of the therapist to make decisions in situations for which no rules have been set up beforehand and to shoulder the responsibility for one’s decision. However, even the everyday routine involves an element of an ethical assessment that can be detected in every position adopted, even in a question or non-verbal expression.
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