Graduation Date
1986
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Other
Committee Chair Name
Dr. Ken Hallum
Committee Chair Affiliation
Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Dr. Jerrald D. Krause
Keywords
Art
Abstract
The recent changes in public policy which affect mental health practitioners indicate an increasing perception on the part of the policy makers that the once inviolate and legal grounds of confidentiality in the therapeutic relationship are outweighed in some cases by the need for protection of certain members of society. This shift in role for therapists creates certain situations which may be perceived as dilemmas by the therapists. Changes in the accountability of the therapist are occurring rapidly, and in the direction of increased responsibility to society over responsibility to clients. This study will ascertain the degree to which therapists experience a conflict with the various roles prescribed to them by such policy changes exemplified by the child abuse reporting laws and instances of low-level child abuse. A further aspect of this study will be to find out how therapists resolve such conflict. It is hoped that the information from this study will be used to develop possible solutions to the problem of role conflict that these changes in policy generate.
Recommended Citation
Noteboom, Sandra J., "Psychotherapists and Child Abuse Reporting Laws: The Dilemma of Role Conflict" (1986). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 2480.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/2480