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The Ethics of Bringing Yourself to Your Work: The Ethics of Self-Disclosure and Countertransference

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Do you sometimes feel you must hide yourself in order to help your clients? What if there were a way to be your authentic self while still serving your clients’ best interests? This session will zero in on the most important aspects of “Self-of-Therapist" work, including practical guidance on self-disclosure and countertransference, as well as how to bring yourself fully into sessions in ways that ultimately move therapy forward. In this session, you’ll discover:

  • Three crucial countertransference pitfalls, including possibly rupturing the alliance
  • How to develop a clear method for managing countertransference in session
  • How and why therapist self-disclosure can deepen the therapeutic relationship
  • How to apply relevant ethical codes to therapist self-disclosure and countertransference situations that may arise in practice

Here's What You'll Learn

  • The 4 most common types of self-disclosure
  • Developing a plan for deciding on self-disclosure in sessions
  • Different self-disclosure orientations
  • Strengthen your own capacity for managing countertransference
  • Integrating relevant ethical principles into managing countertransference
  • The 6 basic principles of ethical practice to countertransference issues
  • Create an ongoing countertransference management plan
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 2 hours of video content
  • CE information to come
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts

Kirsten Lind Seal, PhD, LMFT

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Kirsten Lind Seal, PhD, LMFT, is adjunct associate professor of MFT Ethics at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, and ethics faculty in the doctoral program at Chaminade University in Honolulu. She presents regularly on ethical issues while maintaining a virtual private practice. She’s a long-time regular contributor to Relationship Reboot, a relationship segment on WCCO (CBS) TV’s Midmorning Show in the Twin Cities.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kirsten Lind Seal maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Chaminade University of Honolulu and Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. She receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kirsten Lind Seal is a member of the Minnesota Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, a contributor/creator of segments on Mid-morning WCCO TV and a member of The New England Association For Family And Systemic Therapy.
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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
NOS096314
Duration:
2 hours, 51 minutes
Copyright:
Mar 19, 2023

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