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fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

Why UAP Disclosure Challenges Mental Health Ethics

If you saw something in the sky that you genuinely could not explain-something now officially categorized as an unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP-would you tell your therapist or psychiatrist? For many people, the honest answer is no. Not because they doubt their own perception, but because they worry about what might happen next. They fear being seen as unstable, having the experience reframed as a symptom, or having it documented in a way that could affect future care, employment, or credibility.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Therapy, Estrangement, and the Power to Shape Meaning

Therapists' frameworks shape how family experiences are interpreted and can make estrangement feel justified without explicit instruction.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
3 weeks ago

Teaching Normative and Applied Ethics: How, and to What End? Stephen Scher

Clinicians rely on informal, experience-shaped ethical discourse to make rapid, context-sensitive decisions at the bedside, differing from formal bioethical analysis that is slower and abstract.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

AI in the Therapy Room

Recently, an acquaintance of an acquaintance (let's call her Dina) heard that I was a therapist and an educator and asked if she could chat with me (she approved this write-up). She shared that she had discovered her therapist was using AI to partially conduct their sessions. While I won't go into how the issue came to light, Dina mentioned that she felt shock and anguish. She was terrified that her protected health information (PHI) and feelings were "out on the internet."
Mental health
Philosophy
fromNews Center
1 month ago

Advancing Bioethics and Medical Humanities - News Center

Center integrates bioethics and medical humanities across disciplines to enhance healthcare education, clinical practice, research, and well-being.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Navigating Child Abuse and Neglect Disclosures

Mental health professionals are legally required to report reasonable suspicions of child abuse or neglect, while considering and addressing children's concerns about reporting.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

When the Therapist Feels Caught Off Guard

Therapists, including experienced clinicians, require ongoing supervision and consultation to navigate boundary complexities and ethical challenges in psychedelic-assisted therapy.
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