Ethics and Values in Psychotherapy is an examination of the role of the therapist as ethicist and the ways in which the ethical convictions of both therapist and client contribute to the practical process of psychotherapy.
As Psychotherapy strives to establish itself as a 'Profession', practitioners are increasinly focusing on the issue of ethics as they attempt to agree on guidelines and standards for professional practice. Alan Tjeltveit argues that any discussion of professional and ethical practice in psychotherapy is inadequate if carried out in ignorance of or in isolation...

This text draws upon philosophy's understanding of ethics and psychological literature to focus on the role of the therapist as ethicist and how the ethical convictions of both therapists and client contribute to the practical process of therapy. The author considers the intellectual and social context in which therapy takes place, the means and ends of therapy, and role of therapy in society.