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Approved for 4 hours of continuing education
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This four unit course explores the laws and ethics involved in clinical practice for psychologists, using the model of Chiron, the Centaur. You are invited to experience therapy as the creation of a 'temenos', or sacred grove, in which the therapist creates a 'free and protected' place for healing. One way to do this is to envision the archetype of the wounded healer (Chiron), for as we heal ourselves, our clients will begin the journey of their own healing.
Chiron was the original 'wounded healer', and it is our contention that most ethical lapses occur due to woundedness on the part of the therapist. We have found that many legal and ethical violations arise from an 'overgiving' attitude; that psychologists breach boundaries not out of ill intent, but rather in order to help. We will explore how helping can become hurting, both to psychologist and patient, if it remains unconscious and unchecked.
Centaurs are half man, and half horse. They have the body of a horse but, in place of the horse's head they have the torso, head and arms of a man. Most are wild and savage, known for lustfulness and drunkenness. The exception is the wise Centaur Chiron.
Chiron was known for his exceptional goodness and wisdom. He was the only immortal centaur. Despite his immortality Chiron was to end up dying. Chiron was accidentally wounded by a Hydra-venom-coated arrow shot by Hercules. As an immortal Chiron could not die but, lived in terrible pain. It is said that Chiron invented medicine in order to heal himself.
Chiron raised Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, and taught him the arts of healing, which became the source of all divine medical knowledge among the Greeks. Chiron then chose to trade his life for the release of Prometheus.
As we remain conscious of our own wounding, so we are less likely to project it onto our patients, and therefore less likely to have ethical lapses.
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"The
snake symbolized rejuvenation and healing to many ancient Mediterranean
cultures. On this 17th-century title page, the single-snake staff of
Asclepius and the double snake of the caduceus appear with other ancient
medical images involving snakes." The snake, rising toward the wings, symbolizes the ability to become conscious of the unconscious, which is the goal of psychotherapy and the basis of ethics. |
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Learning Objectives 1. The participant will be able to identifyÊcomponents of
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Be familiar with legal and ethical issues regarding
3. Identify issues associated with
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Cost for the 4 ce course is $44 (which includes the e-book)
This
material is also available as an e book, the permission to download one copy
for personal use, without continuing education credit for $20.00.
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We do adhere to the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. Our courses are carefully screened by the Planning Committee to adhere to APA standards. We also require authors who compose Internet courses specifically for us follow APA ethical standards. Many of our courses contain case material, and may use the methods of qualitative research and analysis, in-depth interviews and ethnographic studies. The psychotherapeutic techniques depicted may include play therapy, sandplay therapy, dream analysis, drawing analysis, client and therapist self-report, etc. The materials presented may be considered non-traditional and may be controversial, and may not have widespread endorsement within the profession. www.psychceu.com maintains responsibility for the program and its content. |
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Sources
of centaur information:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/greek/greek_asclepius.html
http://www.desy.de/gna/interpedia/greek_myth/centaur.html,
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Asclepius.html
http://www.theoi.com/Kronos/Kheiron.html,
American Psychological Association to sponsor
continuing education for psychologists - www.psychceu.com maintains
responsibility for this program and its content.
