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Evidence of potentially harmful psychological treatments for children and adolescents
- Author:
- MERCER Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 34(2), 2017, pp.107-125.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This paper applies the concept of potentially harmful psychotherapies (PHTs; Lilienfeld, Perspectives on Psychological Science 2(1):53–70, 2007) to concerns about potentially harmful treatments for children and adolescents (PHTCs). The author proposes that such treatments can be identified by methods derived from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study and from the NIS-4 study of abuse and neglect, as well as by their plausibility or congruence with established child development theory and research. Five psychological treatments for children and adolescents that have been reported as harmful are examined, using evidence from published materials, journalists' reports, legal documents and Internet sites. Details of treatment and outcomes are compared to relevant ACE and NIS-4 criteria and to plausibility, and empirical support for the treatments is examined. The examined treatments use methods that would be considered adverse childhood experiences or abusive or neglectful care events if they occurred outside a therapeutic setting. Most, but not all, lack empirical support of effectiveness and are incongruent with established information about child development. Risks associated with PHTCs can thus be identified through close examination before children are exposed to them and harmed. Prevention or reduction of PHTC use may be possible. Public and professional education about PHTCs are essential parts of child protection in this context and are arguably an ethical obligation of both social workers and psychologists. (Edited publisher abstract)
Application of e-therapy programs to the social work practice
- Authors:
- WODARSKI John, FRIMPONG Jaime
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 23(1), 2013, pp.29-36.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The purpose of this article is to review the many applications of the use of e-therapy in social work practice. It argues that e-therapy can offer many different beneficial aspects for the client and the social worker. Previous research has shown that e-therapy has the capacity to reach clients in rural settings, is cost-effective, can provide supplemental help to those involved in the mental health system, and can reach those who are in disfranchised and minority populations. Most significantly, e-therapy provides means of reaching 85% of clients who need services yet do not receive them. However technology can bring complexity, and the ethical dilemmas relating to e-therapy still need to be addressed. The applications of e-therapy discussed in the article include the treatment of substance abuse, anxiety disorders, depression, and other mental health diagnoses. The article concludes that investment in research, trainings, and setting guidelines relating to e-therapy will benefit agencies, social workers, and clients.
Ethical guidelines for providing court-ordered outpatient psychotherapy to juvenile offenders
- Authors:
- DEWEY Laura M., GOTTLIEB Michael C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 11(1), January 2011, pp.1-20.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
A significant portion of juvenile offenders suffer from mental illness. There are several options for mental health services for juvenile offenders, including court-ordered outpatient psychotherapy (COT). When working in this practice area, a variety of ethical concerns arise, including maintaining confidentiality, providing appropriate informed consent, and managing multiple relationships with the client, probation officer and carer. Given the legal classification of juveniles as minors, children and adolescents are considered a vulnerable population, and it is the responsibility of mental health professionals to advocate for their best interest. This article starts by exploring the unique ethical considerations involved when offering COT to juvenile offenders. It then offers guidelines to assist practitioners in exploring and addressing these ethical issues. These guidelines are intended to serve as a starting point for psychologists who wish to become involved in this type of work.
Disability: controversial debates and psychosocial perspectives
- Author:
- MARKS Deborah
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 232p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines a range of theories and practices in relation to disability, focusing not on disabled people as objects of study, but rather analysing disability as it has been historically and culturally constructed and psychically experienced. Covers: values and ethics; medicine and allied professions; the social construction of disability; causes and processes of categorising 'impairment'; unconscious investments and interpersonal relationships; and disabling images.
Psychotherapy, distributive justice, and social work revisited
- Author:
- WAKEFIELD Jerome C.
- Journal article citation:
- Smith College Studies in Social Work, 69(1), November 1998, pp.25-57.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Comments on an article by Harvey Dean (1998). He argues that social work has broader ethical aims that encompass both pursuit of justice and treatment of mental disorder. In this article, the author reviews his earlier position and responds to Dean's objections. Argues that Dean's narrativist account of the profession's ethical aims is overly broad and that he confuses non-disordered psychological problems with mental disorders. Concludes that neither his 'minimal distributive justice' view of social work's mission nor his exclusion of treatment of mental disorder from the profession's essential mission are disconfirmed by Dean's arguments.
Ethical issues in mental health
- Author:
- DUNN Caroline
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 207p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Research study looking at the ethical issues raised by mental illness. Contains chapters on: mental illness and autonomy; autonomy and treatment models of mental illness; involuntary hospitalisation and treatment; psychotropic medication; ECT and psychosurgery; psychotherapy; and community care.