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7413861 

Journal Article 

Ethics and the Therapeutic Relationship in the Care of People Living with Paraphilic Disorders 

Khan, CT; Collins, TC; Roberts, LW; , 

2016 

Springer International Publishing 

Cham 

Practical Guide to Paraphilia and Paraphilic Disorders 

223-242 

10.1007/978-3-319-42650-1_16 

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-42650-1_16
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The therapeutic relationship is the foundation of mental health practice and becomes the primary tool through which practitioners help elicit and sustain change in the lives of their patients. The principal goal of this relationship is to nurture a strong alliance that advances a patient’s health and overall well-being. Through the therapeutic alliance, practitioners work collaboratively with each patient to formulate a treatment plan that will address the problem or issue that is causing distress or impairment. Along this collaborative path, there may be many challenges, complex decisions, and intrusions upon the clinical care process. Throughout all, the clinician must be attentive to the therapeutic aims of the alliance, while also remaining attentive to the ethical considerations of respect, beneficence, and fairness (http://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/ethics).