Posted by sleepygirl on May 28, 2007, at 16:27:20
In reply to here you go... the ethics thread, posted by gazo on May 28, 2007, at 9:52:06
>gift giving, hugging, schools of thought, home visitation, self disclosure and on and on and on...
well...I don't think I'd be comfortable getting a gift from my T, it would be strange I think-gifts are a tricky thing in general with anyone,
but I do like giving gifts to my T, ones that are reflective of the therapeutic relationship or the therapy in general.self-disclosure....now I don't really want TOO much of that from my T, but at the right times it can be helpful to see a real human being, and not just a person I kind of "create" with transference.
I think certain types of self-disclosure on the part of a T can become a burden to a client.
I start to feel guilty because I don't ask a lot of personal questions of my T, like maybe he thinks I'm not interested, that I don't care. But then the therapy relationship would be more about him, and not so much about me. So, it's kind of better for me that my T really limits what he'll say about himself, so I don't have to worry about it so much. Besides all my guessing in the absence of a lot of info is better grist for the mill.hugging....it depends, and probably only very occasionally if appropriate at all
-sg
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