The ethics and perspective of therapist self-disclosure in psychotherapy: A narrative review

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  • 心理療法におけるセラピストの自己開示の倫理的位置づけと今後の展望：ナラティブレビュー
  • シンリ リョウホウ ニ オケル セラピスト ノ ジコ カイジ ノ リンリテキ イチズケ ト コンゴ ノ テンボウ : ナラティブレビュー

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<p>Therapist self-disclosure in psychotherapy has traditionally been regarded as something to be avoided. This trend has recently changed: some researchers suggest the efficacy of therapist self-disclosure in therapy. Owing to these results, the focus of the debates has shifted from whether a therapist should self-disclose to the quantitative aspect of self-disclosure in western countries. By contrast, therapist self-disclosure is rarely addressed directly as a research topic in Japan. Therefore, the purpose of the paper was to overview recent research on therapist self-disclosure and to describe the advantages and challenges of therapist self-disclosure in psychotherapy. We begin by reviewing previous research on the definition, type, frequency, purpose, and effects of therapist self-disclosure. We then discuss practical and ethical considerations for the appropriate use of therapist self-disclosure as a therapeutic intervention. The results clarify the trend of therapist self-disclosure during psychotherapy and at the same time identify future issues in therapist self-disclosure.</p>

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