This panel on ethics in psychotherapy tackles core dilemmas such as self-determination vs. predetermination and action vs. talk. Speakers examine individual responsibility, the ethics of working with harmful behavior, and the tension between innovation and empirical validation. The conversation also covers informed consent, the risks of fad therapies, and maintaining standards amid pressures from managed care—underscoring the need for clear values and professional integrity in clinical practice.
Moderated by Bernhard Trenkle, Dipl. Psych.
This panel on post-traumatic stress and abuse presents a range of trauma treatment strategies. Approaches include structured apology and accountability from perpetrators, EMDR's eight-phase trauma processing model, and cognitive-emotional interventions for repeated trauma and battered women’s syndrome. The discussion also underscores the importance of thorough victimization assessments and recognizing the risk of secondary trauma in therapists.
Moderated by Brent Geary, PhD.
