Professional ethics in therapy with a focus on therapeutic relationships

This article highlights Maya Vadimovna Lutay’s report (нужна дата и где был доклад) on the role of ethics and morality in psychotherapeutic relationships, emphasizing the challenges and dilemmas faced by modern therapists. The speaker underscores the absence of legislatively approved regulation of ethical issues in Russia, which places the responsibility for ethical adherence on professional communities and individual psychologists. The distinction between morality and moralizing is discussed, as well as the evolution of psychotherapy from a position of therapist neutrality to the necessity of their active participation in moral dialogue with the client, especially in relational therapy. The idea is considered that ignoring aspects of morality can contribute to the development of narcissistic and antisocial behavior in clients and society as a whole, and lead to an increase in depression and psychosomatic disorders.