Hi Vinay,
It sounds wonderful….3 levels?
sounds like it might be a place to start….
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On Apr 29, 2017, at 2:45 AM, Steve Vinay Gunther spirited@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[ConstellationTalk] <ConstellationTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ah…Ethics.
Who would disagree that one should act ethically?
Who would dispute that therapists, and constellation facilitators should act
ethically?
Ethics are really important.
The problem comes with this - if you make an ethical framework that is broad
enough, everyone will agree to it.
But then, its all a matter of interpretation.
If you make the ethical framework specific, then it starts to look like an
endless list of rules.
And the ultimate issue is who enforces these codes, over whom, and how?
I have seen ethical codes used as weapons against practitioners. I have seen
organisations operate on fear, politics, and self protective values when
policing codes of ethics.
So unfortunately, I dont think having a code, or enforcing it, provides much
safeguards, and creates a whole new set of problems.
I think discussions such as we are having are very valuable for the
constellation community. And documents which are living - ethics
conceptualisations of family constellations, which arise out of case
examples, with commentaries, and further annotated discussions, are more
useful for people to look at as leaping off points.
I like the Amida Buddhist psychotherapy trust in the UK - they have a 3-level
ethics document. First level describes the basic minimum standards - and its
very simple - in Google terms ‘dont be evil'. The next level is standard
professional. And the 3rd level is aspirational.
Vinay
