I just finished reading the book and I, like you Raina, really appreaciated the epilogue and how Annie is so transparent about her apprehension around psychotherapy and its uses/misuses. It is interesting to think about her relationship with Melanie and how Melanie was perhaps not ready to take on a client like Annie and then, how Annie writes about how she may have not been ready to meet with a client like Ben. There are all kinds of ethical issues here. I think it might be interesting to 1. provide a brief synopsis of the book 2. discuss examples of "trauma informed treatment", i.e. play and art therapy as well as Annie's own psychoanalytic type therapy 3. discuss ethical considerations related to the NASW code 4. pose a question to the class--I like the idea of asking about how our own "stuff" gets in the way, should countertransference be considered something that needs to be quickly dealt with (like Annie mentions in the end), should our own life experiences remain unknown to the client?
-Emily
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