The Ethics of Bringing Yourself to Your Work: The Ethics of Self-Disclosure and Countertransference

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Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Speaker

Kirsten Lind Seal, PhD, LMFT Related seminars and products

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Kirsten Lind Seal, PhD, LMFT, is adjunct associate professor of MFT Ethics at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, and ethics faculty in the doctoral program at Chaminade University in Honolulu. She presents regularly on ethical issues while maintaining a virtual private practice. She’s a long-time regular contributor to Relationship Reboot, a relationship segment on WCCO (CBS) TV’s Midmorning Show in the Twin Cities.
 

Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Kirsten Lind Seal maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Chaminade University of Honolulu, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, and is a contributor/creator of segments on Mid-morning WCCO TV. She receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kirsten Lind Seal is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and the Minnesota Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Objectives

1. Develop a usable plan for deciding on self-disclosure in sessions.
2. Differentiate between different self-disclosure orientations.
3. Manage feelings of countertransference appropriately in sessions and through consultation.
4. Integrate relevant ethical principles into managing countertransference.
5. Create ongoing countertransference management plan.

Outline

• The 4 most common types of self-disclosure
• Developing a plan for deciding on self-disclosure in sessions
• Different self-disclosure orientations
• Strengthen your own capacity for managing countertransference
• Integrating relevant ethical principles into managing countertransference
• The 6 basic principles of ethical practice to countertransference issues
• Create an ongoing countertransference management plan
• Limitations of the research and potential risks

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Addiction Counselors
• Physicians
• Physician Assistants
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners 
• Other Mental Health Professionals

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