Posted by gazo on May 28, 2007, at 17:57:09
In reply to Re: here you go... the ethics thread, posted by sleepygirl on May 28, 2007, at 16:27:20
this is the thing i think Yalom did do well in his book The Gift of Psychotherapy. i disliked his writing otherwise but i liked his thoughts on disclosure, etc.
My cultural heritage is steeped in gift-giving. It would be akin to asking the Japanese not to bow. You give small gifts to people of certain roles... doctors are pretty high in that line. It isn't the same sentiment as in other gift giving, as with friends. There isn't any illusion of intimacy from what i experience in it. It is completely common for people in my home area (not where i am now)it is common and expected really that one gives these gifts. Generally they are homemade things like pies, cookies, etc. You don't do it all the time, but intermittently and is seen as bad form not to, esp at times like xmas.
hmmm.. the classical PA's have always had trouble with not addressing cultural factors. Afterall, Freud's "sample" were all white, affluent northern europeans. And it is still the case that the majority of therapy clients are more affluent.. in Canada it is not covered through healthcare so you need private insurance which most people don't have, and in the US good insurance typically comes with a good job.
just thoughts
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