Frank S. Bloch

Guarding confidentiality in clinical groups : the therapist's dilemma

This study examines the confidentiality practices of highly experienced, well-trained group psychotherapists. A provocative finding was that practitioners rarely inform prospective clients of confidentiality limitations. Their reluctance to do so appears to be based upon the belief that it might discourage persons from entering treatment, as well as having negative ramifications for the therapeutic process (e.g., members may be less likely to talk about unprotected topics). The prevalence and content of breaches in confidentiality are explored. Ethical, legal, clinical, and educational implications of these and other findings are addressed. Research recommendations are offered.

Confidentiality Dilemmas in Group Psychotherapy: Management Strategies and Utility of Guidelines

This article examines how 100 experienced group psychotherapists report that they would manage problematic ethical incidents related to confidentiality. Findings suggest a relation between therapist gender, office location (private practice, public outpatient, hospital), degree of societal threat explicit in the incident (e.g., threats ofphysical endangerment), and management strategies. There is also some indication that psychoanalytically oriented group therapists are less likely than non-analytically oriented clinicians to contact authorities when confronted with psycholegal issues. Limitations in the study and directions for future research are discussed.

Book Review: Clinical Legal Education in Asia. Edited by Shuvro Prosun Sarker

Clinical Legal Education in Asia. Edited by Shuvro Prosun Sarker, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2015, 250 Pp., US

Who returns to work and why? : a six-country study on work incapacity and reintegration

100, ISBN 978-1-137-51753-1.