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Psychotherapist and Wiccan Clergy: The Ethics of a Dual Relationship

Issue: Vol 13 No. 10 (2011) Issue Number 14, November 2000

Journal: Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies

Subject Areas: Religious Studies

DOI: 10.1558/pome.v13i10.16

Abstract:

Wiccan clergy psychotherapists encounter
complex ethical dilemmas due to dual roles. In
an attempt to understand the extreme complexity
of the multiple roles, this discourse begins with
an examination of current ethical codes of the
professional societies. Recent literature related to
dual relationships in rural and small
communities is surveyed, as well as decisionmaking models effective in these situations.
Common ethical complexities experienced by
clergy psychotherapists are reviewed. Informal
communication with Wiccan clergy
psychotherapists confirms the multidimensional
nature of the ethics. Options for Wiccan clergy
psychotherapists are considere

Author: Ellen C Friedman

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