Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility | William J. Doherty

Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility | William J. Doherty | Good points, but he could make them more concisely

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	Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility William J. Doherty Basic Books, 1996 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Paul, a divorced father, wants to back out of his child care arrangement and spend less time with his children.Nathan has been lying to his wife about a serious medical condition.Marsha, recently separated from her husband, cannot resist telling her children negative things about their father.What is the role of therapy in these situations? Trained to strive for neutrality and to focus strictly on the clients? needs, most therapists generally consider moral issues such as fairness, truthfulness, and obligation beyond their domain. Now, an award-winning psychologist and family therapist criticizes psychotherapy?s overemphasis on individual self-interest and calls for a sense of moral responsibility in therapy.

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Author offers a much needed correction for psychotherapy.

William Doherty hits the nail on the head in offering an alternative to the professional's approach concerning today's human problems. In the name of responsible psychotherapy, so many professionals have done a grave disservice to families and communities by eliminating responsibility to others in their guidance.

Good points, but he could make them more concisely

Perhaps it was because Doherty was mainly preaching to the choir, but I didn't find this book to offer any startling revelations. I had to read it for a seminar, and found myself skimming the later sections of the book. It was well written and easy to read. He just could have said what he had to say in fewer pages.

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