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Posted by jay on February 25, 2004, at 22:20:00
Hi Erika...thanks for taking the time to drop by. I am also a trained RSW (Registered Social Worker)
here in Ontario, Canada. (Working very hard towards my second grad degree.)I’d like to bring up a popular topic...and that is the issue of transference. I have a very strong creed about this, as does the Canadian Association of Social Workers. It means, no going out for coffee with a therapist; no ventures outside of professional duties; no going out for a drink; no *dating* your therapist; no engagement in sexually provocative actions. I have a fellow co-worker who ran into a client from 10 years ago. She asked him for his phone-number (for dating purposes), which he gave her. Well, word got to the board of the Ontario College of Social Workers, and he received stern disciplinary action, including a month without a licence (and hence no work) as well a put on probation for 5 years, so if something like this happens again, he will permanently lose his licence.
I’d like to hear your comments on the situation (including counter-transference), and maybe some examples of how you dealt with these things in the past.
Best,
Jay
Posted by pinkeye on February 26, 2004, at 12:37:24
In reply to Question for Erika Schmidt...re: transference, posted by jay on February 25, 2004, at 22:20:00
Isn't the norm in United States 2 years?
Posted by obSession on February 26, 2004, at 16:36:02
In reply to Re: Question for Erika Schmidt...re: transference, posted by pinkeye on February 26, 2004, at 12:37:24
HI
I think that there could be problems which occur which I would like some answers to for ex: u go to a dinner party of a good friend...through someone else your therapist happens to be there. you are in a sociol drinking situation....whats the best way to approach the situation?
i know someone who is friends with an ex therapist they go for coffee and shop together and she has been to her house.
does each therapist define the boundries or are there set rules?
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 28, 2004, at 11:37:44
In reply to Question for Erika Schmidt...re: transference, posted by jay on February 25, 2004, at 22:20:00
These kinds of boundary violations are unethical, sometimes illegal, and antithetical to good psychotherapy. I'm glad to hear that the professional boards responsible are taking such complaints seriously.
Transference, which basically includes the feelings, thoughts, wishes, fears, longings, and anxieties that a person brings to relationship experience, gets focused attention in the therapeutic relationship and becomes an important avenue for understanding emotional and interpersonal difficulties. Countertransference is the therapist's experience in response to a person's transference and similarly becomes a critical tool for understanding the meaning of feelings, fears and responses. Used responsibly in the course of therapy, they make therapeutic learning possible. When mishandled, or acted upon rather than reflected upon, they can undermine the therapeutic process.
Erika Schmidt, LCSW
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