Autor(es): Ricou, Miguel ; Neto, David ; Silva, Ana ; Marina, Sílvia
Data: 2023
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9679
Origem: Repositório do ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Assunto(s): Psychotherapy; Psychology; Codes of Ethics; Professional Practice; Psicoterapia; Psicología; Códigos éticos; Práctica profesional
ABSTRACT: Awareness of ethics codes and professional guidelines is crucial to a professional role in psychotherapy practice. Psychotherapy practice is increasingly heterogeneous, and there is much discussion about their effectiveness for clients. In some countries, psychotherapy is an autonomous profession. In others, is part of the professional features of psychologists and psychiatrists, and it is possible to find other health professionals working as psychotherapists in some countries. Considering that ethical principles are central to the performance of a profession, we intend to find connections between the ethical principles for psychotherapists and psychologists or psychiatrists. A critical review was done to promote an integrative vision of ethics codes in psychotherapy. Content analysis of the ethics codes in psychotherapy was performed. Confidentiality, competence, and integrity were the principles more frequently found. Psychotherapists seem to have a major concern with interpersonal relationships and are less linked to social responsibility.
