title: Eating disorder therapists' personal eating disorder history and professional ethics: an interpretive description.
abstract: This qualitative study sought to explore and understand eating disorder (ED) therapists' perceptions of whether and how their personal ED histories had professional ethical relevance. Analysis of multiple interviews with 11 therapist-participants indicated that they perceived their personal ED histories as having substantial ethical relevance in their day-to-day practice with ED clients. The major categories of ethics experiences that emerged were: boundaries, therapist wellness, helpfulness of personal ED history, and openness regarding therapists' personal ED histories. The findings have practical utility for the education, training, and continuing education of ED-historied practitioners.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada.
authors.forename: Meris
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Beth E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Haverkamp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011584:Psychology / Q000941:ethics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012947:Social Work / Q000941:ethics