TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stone,Julie
ED  - Askews & Holts
TI  - An ethical framework for complementary and alternative therapists
SN  - 9780203993989 (e-book)
AV  - R733 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Alternative medicine
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Society
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Medical ethics & professional conduct
KW  - thema
KW  - Medical sociology
KW  - Complementary medicine
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Psychotherapy
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-279) and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9780415279000; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - Julie Stone demonstrates that ethical issues are no less relevant to complementary and alternative medicine practitioners than to any other group of health professionals and she provides a detailed framework for these practitioners; As growing numbers of patients turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), the focus of attention has largely been on whether these therapies work and whether they are safe. These questions are central to further integration of CAM with orthodox medicine. But in the absence of formal regulation, it is equally critical to consider the ethical dimensions of the CAM therapeutic encounter.In this book, Julie Stone demonstrates that ethical issues are no less relevant to CAM therapists than they are to doctors or any other group of health professionals. She provides CAM therapists with a detailed framework of the specific ethical issues which affect CAM practice to help practitioners think constructively about how ethics underpin their therapeutic work.An Ethical Framework for Complementary and Alternative Therapists encourages critical and reflective practice, suggests practical problems to common problems, includes illustrative scenarios of ethical dilemmas faced by therapists and summarises key points. This timely book offers a comprehensive guide to this important area. Its challenging conclusions are as relevant to experienced practitioners as to students and newly qualified therapists. This book will also interest policy makers and professional bodies interested in strengthening and enhancing CAM's potential
UR  - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=BradfordC&isbn=9780203993989
ER  -