We will continue exploring the impact of cultural and socio-political norms and question assumptions in our ethical thinking. Taking the example from Sebek’s paper we could ask what happens when we do not share the same ethical values as our patient or supervisee from a different culture? We will consider the impact of personal shadow and cultural complexes on our ethical values. Please all read the essential reading.
FURTHER READING
Gabbard G.O. and Hobday G.S.(2012) “A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Ethics, self-deception and the corrupt physician”. In British Journal of Psychotherapy, Vol 28 Issue 2 p.235 (available on PEP web) – psychoanalytic but transferable if we think in terms of complexes and shadow.
Zoja, Luigi (2007) EXTRACT FROM Ethics and Analysis Texas, A&M University Press
Howard B. Levine (2010) Sexual Boundary Violations: a psychoanalytic perspective
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY (2010) 26(1)