Multiple Relationships in Psychotherapy and Counseling ─ Unavoidable, Common, and Mandatory Dual Relations in Therapy

This first of a kind analysis will focus exclusively on unavoidable and mandated multiple relationships between clients and psychotherapists. The book will cover the ethics of a range of venues and situations where dual relationships are mandated, such as in the military, prisons/jails, and police departments, and settings where multiple relationships are unavoidable, such as rural communities; graduate schools and training institutions; faith, spiritual, recovery or 12-step, minority and disabled communities, total institutions and sport psychology. The complexities of social network ethics and digital dual relationships, such as clients becoming ‘friends’ or ‘fans’ on their therapists’ social media pages are discussed. Finally, the book will discuss the complexities multiple roles that inevitably emerge in supervisory relationships.

Ofer Zur, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), lecturer, ethics consultant, and forensic expert. He is the director of the Zur Institute, Inc., which offers over 180 online continuing education courses for mental health practitioners. He also has been practicing psychotherapy in California for over 25 years. Dr. Zur is one of the top experts in the field of psychological ethics applying non-dogmatic approach to multiple relationships and therapeutic boundaries. He is the author of numerous of articles and of four books.