Boundaries in Psychotherapy: Ethical and Clinical Explorations

Dr. John Riolo, "The Insider" interviews Dr. Ofer Zur, author of Boundaries in Psychotherapy: Ethical and Clinical Explorations published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

Ofer Zur, Ph.D is a licensed psychologist, forensic consultant, and a pioneer of the managed-care-free private practice movement. In his nationwide workshops he has taught about ethics, private practice, burnout, and consulting to thousands of psychotherapists. He also presented the first course ever on dual relationships and how they can increase clinical effectiveness. For many years he taught courses on ethics, research, psychology of gender, and psychology of war at graduate schools, such as the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP, Alameda, CA) and the California School of Integral Studies (CSIS, San Francisco, CA), where he also served as the associate program director.

 He has written dozens of articles in professional journals on topics, such as dual relationships, effective therapy, private practice development, therapists families, burnout, victims, gender roles, and the psychology of peace and war. His books include The Complete Fee-for-Service Private Practice Handbook  and The HIPAA Compliance Kit: Understanding and Applying the Regulations in Psychotherapeutic Practice .

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