Search for Boundaries of Psychotherapy in Czech republic: Comparative Analysis of Self-regulatory Norms

JABLONSKÁ, Katarína. Search for Boundaries of Psychotherapy in Czech republic: Comparative Analysis of Self-regulatory Norms. Ethics & Bioethics. Prešov: Vydavatelstvo Prešovskej univerzity, 2014, vol. 4, 3-4, p. 181-190, 9 pp. ISSN 1338-5615.

Basic information

• Original name: Search for Boundaries of Psychotherapy in Czech republic: Comparative Analysis of Self-regulatory Norms
• Name in Czech: Hledání hranic psychoterapie v České republice: Komparativní analýza seberegulačních norem
• Authors: JABLONSKÁ, Katarína.
• Edition: Ethics & Bioethics, Prešov, Vydavatelstvo Prešovskej univerzity, 2014, 1338-5615.

Other information

• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Keywords (in Czech): etický kodex, psychoterapie, scientologie, auditing, Česká psychoterapeutická společnost, Česká psychoanalytická společnost
• Keywords in English: ethics, code of ethics, auditing, scientology, Czech psychotherapeutic society, Czech psychoanalytic society
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

This paper addresses an issue of professional ethics in psychotherapeutic practice and tries to contribute to the discussion about psychotherapy and its boundaries in today ́s world on a case study of Czech republic. Based on a current discussion about who can and who can not call themselves by the name psychotherapist with emphasisis on written norms, this paper examines compatibility of ethical norms of auditing method in Dianetics and scientology centres with etical norms of Czech psychotherapeutic society and Czech psychanalytic society. Czech psychotherapeutic society is a widely recognized professional institution, while Dianetics and scientology centre is criticized not only by professionals but also by society as an improper, unethical practice – in terms of religious background, financial issues or use of manipualtive techniques. Both institutions are ,in some of its segments, concerned with similar issues and aims of practice to help the client to overcome life barriers with roots in psyche and psychosomatics. There are several Dianetics and scientology centres in Czech republic that have similar aims to many different psychotherapeutic approaches (overcoming psychosomatic problems, problems inrelationships, communication disorders, emotional issues etc.). That way psychotherapy becomes a central theme of Dianetics and scientology centre ́s practice. The paper, building on an argument that theory Dianetics is similar to Freud ́s psychoanalysis theory, adds Ethical code of Czech psychoanalytic society to the comparative analysis and compares ethical codes of these institutions, based on the presumption that codes are self-regulatory norms declaring values and its practical application into specific rules. The aim of this comparation is to examine mutual compatibility of these norms. The paper approaches this topic from the psychotherapist ́s point of view and tries to help better understand the professional identity of psychotherapists and related ethical questions.