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Article

Minding the Gap: Ethical Considerations for Therapeutic Engagement

Pages 101-113
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article emphasizes the nature and necessity of risk in the therapeutic relationship, which are often not well accounted for in ethics codes. The author proposes that enactments that might be viewed by some as unethical are actually common in a therapeutic dyad and can be considered an essential part of the therapeutic process. She further suggests that ethical practice involves “minding the gap” between intention and outcome, which requires ongoing attention to cotransferential interactions.

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Sue Eusden

Sue Eusden, M.A., Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), is a UKCP- registered psychotherapist based in the Cotswolds, United Kingdom. She is a tutor at The Metanoia Institute in London, where she teaches in the master's program in transactional analysis, and also has a supervision practice in Edinburgh. She is a founder member of the International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis. Sue can be contacted at Stone Cottage, Harley Wood, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, GL6 0LB, United Kingdom; e-mail: .
 

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