COMMENTS ON "CODE OF ETHICS OF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPISTS"

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  • D. LANGEN Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/8ckh3921

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PSYCHOTHERAPISTS

Abstract

In Volume X of this journal, Moreno presented in an effective manner an ethical code for group psychotherapists. He emphasizes that one can call oneself a group therapist only if one has studied this method in an authorized institution. Therapeutic groups should be organized in such a manner that they represent a model of a democratic society. The Hippocratic oath is to be extended to all patients and it should bind everyone with the same responsibility. As every patient is bound and protected by such an oath, he can afford to express himself freely as to what he thinks of the others and how he feels. If one offends or disobeys the basic rule, he should be disqualified from continued treatment. The moment for taking this oath should be carefully chosen. It should depend upon the readiness of the group to appreciate the importance of such a commitment.

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2024-11-29

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Vol. 11 No. 4 (1958): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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