Sunday, October 31, 2010
Ethics and Boundaries in the Last (2nd) Season of In Treatment
For those who are interested in an analysis of therapeutic boundaries and ethical issues that were raised in the last (2nd) season of In Treatment, go to http://www.zurinstitute.com/intreatment_hbo.html .
Therapy in Context: The Digital Divide
In episode 1, client Jesse questions his therapist on not having a Facebook page; interactions like this can only be understood in the context of digital age and its inhabitants.
For this purpose, we divide people into the categories of digital native (approximately gen x and younger) and digital immigrant (baby boomers and above.) Natives were born, more or less, into the digital era and "speak the language" of technology. Immigrants were thrust into the digital era and suddenly surrounded by gadgets and gadget-speak that seems (often) very foreign.
Ofer often talks about a comparison with going to London: One can move there, speak perfect English, and learn the customs - but at the end of the day, that person is still (and will always be) an immigrant.
Much of the work Ofer and I do around internet addiction and technology is as simple as helping baby boomers understand their children, students, clients and other young fellow citizens. To digital immigrants, the tech jargon and constant texting us young folks like can look like an abomination, irresponsible or worse. But to us, technology is like water for a fish.
You can learn more about our work on this subject with the free article linked to above - just click the title of this blog post :)
Experience on either end of this spectrum? Have you clashed with the other side of the digital divide? Feel free to chime in.
For this purpose, we divide people into the categories of digital native (approximately gen x and younger) and digital immigrant (baby boomers and above.) Natives were born, more or less, into the digital era and "speak the language" of technology. Immigrants were thrust into the digital era and suddenly surrounded by gadgets and gadget-speak that seems (often) very foreign.
Ofer often talks about a comparison with going to London: One can move there, speak perfect English, and learn the customs - but at the end of the day, that person is still (and will always be) an immigrant.
Much of the work Ofer and I do around internet addiction and technology is as simple as helping baby boomers understand their children, students, clients and other young fellow citizens. To digital immigrants, the tech jargon and constant texting us young folks like can look like an abomination, irresponsible or worse. But to us, technology is like water for a fish.
You can learn more about our work on this subject with the free article linked to above - just click the title of this blog post :)
Experience on either end of this spectrum? Have you clashed with the other side of the digital divide? Feel free to chime in.
Therapeutic Boundaries in with First Session with Jesse
From The host: Ofer Zur, Ph.D., Director of the Zur Institute at http://www.zurinstitute.com
The first session of the 3rd season of HBO's In Treatment started in October, 2010 and has already presented a few ethical and boundary considerations:
Firstly the language used by the young angry client.
Secondly, the Client's excessive use of or attachment to his cell phone.
Thirdly, the Client's introduction of collateral information into the session in the form of photos on his cell phone and a phone message from his newly surfaced biological mother.
Fourthly, the Client mentioned that the therapist does not have a Facebook profile, which means that the client had probably searched the therapist online.
Like in the first two seasons, the therapist started the third season by displaying appropriate flexibility when it comes to therapeutic boundaries. He understands his client's culture when it comes to Facebook, cellphone, and language.
To read more on boundaries in psychotherapy and counseling and the importance of flexibility and context, please go to http://www.zurinstitute.com/boundariesbrochure.pdf or watch a short YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G1_0alVkIc
Your comments, thoughts, reflections and feedback are welcome.
The first session of the 3rd season of HBO's In Treatment started in October, 2010 and has already presented a few ethical and boundary considerations:
Firstly the language used by the young angry client.
Secondly, the Client's excessive use of or attachment to his cell phone.
Thirdly, the Client's introduction of collateral information into the session in the form of photos on his cell phone and a phone message from his newly surfaced biological mother.
Fourthly, the Client mentioned that the therapist does not have a Facebook profile, which means that the client had probably searched the therapist online.
Like in the first two seasons, the therapist started the third season by displaying appropriate flexibility when it comes to therapeutic boundaries. He understands his client's culture when it comes to Facebook, cellphone, and language.
To read more on boundaries in psychotherapy and counseling and the importance of flexibility and context, please go to http://www.zurinstitute.com/boundariesbrochure.pdf or watch a short YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G1_0alVkIc
Your comments, thoughts, reflections and feedback are welcome.
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