Red flags in psychotherapy : stories of ethics complaints and resolutions / Patricia Keith-Spiegel.

Introduction: Self Deception and Red Flags (Early warning signs that psychotherapists may be going off course) 1. Sammy Meets the Wolf (Meet the characters who will decide the cases) 2. I\'m Not Your Monkey (Loss of control with a difficult client) 3. Junk Yard Therapy (Self-delusion and exploitation) 4. Rats! (Warring colleagues) 5. The John. 6. The Raid on Hollywood Boulevard (The professional role vs. the right to a private life) 7. Kill the Boss (When clients threaten physical harm) 8. Broken (Bartering gone bad) 9. Baby Steps off a Cliff (The slippery slope to sexual exploitation) 10. Car Crash (A simple disclosure with unforeseen consequences) 11. Mad FAX (What not to do when clients don\'t pay) 12. Star Catcher (The undoing of a troubled psychotherapist) 13. Vampire (Countertransference exploding) Epilogue Appendix A: Selected Ethics Resources for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers Appendix B: Examples of Sanctions Available to Ethics Committees

This title delves into risks that can easily bedevil any psychotherapist and what can happen if they are ignored. Dramatic storytelling, based on actual incidents from the author's experiences as a member of ethics committees and as an ethics teacher and consultant, explores actions prompting clients to issue formal complaints.