Hello Mike: Personally, I think it may be simplistic to say that a therapist's beliefs does not impact practice. It seems to me, that the very nature of all medicine is bringing our professional beliefs into practice. For example, if I believe NDT treatment is a proven treatment and this treatment will benefit my client, then aren't I bringing my beliefs to the therapeutic relationship? Even looking strictly at integrating personal beliefs is confusing. For me, the line between personal and professional (while sometimes very clear) can also be very blurry. For example, professionally I believe in the importance of engaging in meaningful activity and personally I believe (and do) the same. So, if I am enabling a client to regain occupational performance aren't I integrating professional and personal beliefs? Mike, do you see any therapeutic good that might come from integrating your atheistic beliefs with a client's Sikh beliefs? Depending on the nature of the client's impairment/disability/handicap, I see potential good in bringing differences to the table. Maybe this is a dividing line. If integration of personal beliefs has potential therapeutic benefits, it is more acceptable than integration solely for personal reasons. Ron ---------- On 4/3/2001, Mike Said: M> 2. Ron's reference to Rogers implied that it is acceptable to integrate M> the therapist's beliefs into practice. I am not clear about how this can M> be done without evoking a conflict with the client's belief system. If M> my client is a sikh and I am an atheist, surely my own personal beliefs M> should not be allowed to become apparent during the course of therapy. ******************** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's body, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist ------ OTnow messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] (and) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ********rC***********
