Psychotherapy and distributive justice: a Rawlsian analysis.
In this paper I outline an approach to the distribution of resources between psychotherapy modalities in the context of the UK's health care system, using recent discussions of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy as a way of highlighting resourcing issues. My main goal is to offer an approach that is just, and that accommodates the diversity of different schools of psychotherapy. In order to do this I draw extensively on the theories of Justice and of Political Liberalism developed by the late John Rawls, and adapt these to the particular requirements of psychotherapy resourcing. I explore some of the implications of this particular analysis, and consider how the principles of Rawlsian justice might translate into ground rules for deliberation and decision-making.
Wilmot
Stephen
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University of British Columbia, 407-2263 Redbud Lane, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6K 4V7. Stephen.Wilmot@nursing.ubc.ca
D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011050:Policy Making; D011639:Public Opinion; D006113:United Kingdom