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- Principios éticos en psicoterapia dentro de un amplio marco deontológico psicológico y médico: Una comparación internacionalPublication . Ricou, Miguel; Neto, David; Silva, Ana; Marina, SílviaABSTRACT: Awareness of ethics codes and professional guidelines is crucial to a professional role in psychotherapy practice. Psychotherapy practice is increasingly heterogeneous, and there is much discussion about their effectiveness for clients. In some countries, psychotherapy is an autonomous profession. In others, is part of the professional features of psychologists and psychiatrists, and it is possible to find other health professionals working as psychotherapists in some countries. Considering that ethical principles are central to the performance of a profession, we intend to find connections between the ethical principles for psychotherapists and psychologists or psychiatrists. A critical review was done to promote an integrative vision of ethics codes in psychotherapy. Content analysis of the ethics codes in psychotherapy was performed. Confidentiality, competence, and integrity were the principles more frequently found. Psychotherapists seem to have a major concern with interpersonal relationships and are less linked to social responsibility.
- Therapist self-awareness and perception of actual performance: The effects of listening to one recorded sessionPublication . Pereira, Raquel; Pires, António A. Pazo; Neto, DavidResearch in psychotherapy has emphasized the relevance of the therapist’s role, particularly the impact of deliberate practice and self-awareness (SA). This study aims to explore how SA is presented in the accounts of psychotherapists and assess the im-pact of attending to actual performance. Twenty cognitive be-havioral therapy psychotherapists in training were interviewed before and after listening to their session recordings. The inter-view was based on five domains of self-awareness: recognition of emotional experience, assessment of personal skills, recogni-tion of prejudices and implicit biases, and awareness of personal values. Results show that SA is frequently attained in skills iden-tification and emotional experience. Recognizing the influence of personal values and bias, and emotional regulation was less frequently identified. There were minor differences before and after listening to the recording. There is an increase of SA in identifying the therapist’s personal skills, and aspects such as our prejudices and biases are more internalized and difficult to change. This article suggests the importance of deliberate prac-tice strategies to promote SA and increase the effectiveness of psychotherapy.