TY - JOUR
T1 - Paradoxical Strategies
T2 - The Ethics of Intervention
AU - Brown, Jacob E.
AU - Slee, Phillip T.
PY - 1986/12/1
Y1 - 1986/12/1
N2 - For many therapists the use of paradoxical techniques raises significant questions about professional ethics. The increasing use of paradoxical techniques in therapy lends a note of urgency to the debate. We discuss the ethics of coercion in therapy, informed consent regarding treatment, competency of the therapist, and trust in the therapeutic relationship as they relate to paradoxical strategies. We argue that most of the objections to paradoxical techniques are the result of a lack of understanding of a systemic view of behavior.
AB - For many therapists the use of paradoxical techniques raises significant questions about professional ethics. The increasing use of paradoxical techniques in therapy lends a note of urgency to the debate. We discuss the ethics of coercion in therapy, informed consent regarding treatment, competency of the therapist, and trust in the therapeutic relationship as they relate to paradoxical strategies. We argue that most of the objections to paradoxical techniques are the result of a lack of understanding of a systemic view of behavior.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=13644263910&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/0735-7028.17.6.487
DO - 10.1037/0735-7028.17.6.487
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:13644263910
SN - 0735-7028
VL - 17
SP - 487
EP - 491
JO - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
IS - 6
ER -