Main description:

This book is a reference for mental health professionals who utilize sandplay therapy with their child and/or adult clients. The Brief consists of case studies that are drawn from composite situations occurring in actual practice. Although some of the ethical issues raised and addressed are specific to sandplay therapy, others are generalizable to other modalities of mental health practice. Each chapter draws on ethical principles of clinical practice and research. The Brief includes relevant portions of professional ethics codes governing mental health professionals from an array of English-speaking countries-Australia, Canada, the U.K., the U.S., and New Zealand-to maximize the relevance of the text to sandplay therapists globally, whether they are licensed psychologists, marriage and family therapists, counselors, or social workers.

Contents:

Introduction.- Ethical Issues Associated with Self-Identifying as a Sandplay Therapist.- Ethical Issues in Sandplay Cyber-Supervision.- Sandplay Therapy and Access to Mental Health Care Services: Present Barriers and Future Promise.- Transference and Countertransference in an Ethical Context.- Ethical Issues in Sandplay Research.- Dual Relationships and Conflict of Interest in Sandplay Therapy.- Special Ethical Considerations in Sandplay Therapy.