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How Therapists Can Keep from Misusing their Power

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by Julie Diamond, Ph.D.

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Why do we sometimes misuse power even when we know better?  That question is at the core of POWER: A USER’S GUIDE, the latest book by coach, facilitator, educator, and author Julie Diamond, Ph.D.

In this video, Julie speaks with LifeWorks’ Cindy Trawinski about power dynamics in therapeutic relationships, as well as how therapists can keep from misusing their power. The conversation was recorded at LifeWorks’ offices in Chicago, during Julie’s visit in 2016, when she spoke before KPACT: a new group for Kink and Poly Aware Chicago Therapists, established by LifeWorks.

More information about Julie, the book, and KPACT can be found here.  

Julie Diamond, Ph.D.

Julie Diamond is an executive coach, leadership consultant, and author of Power: A User’s Guide, A Path Made by Walking: Process Work in Practice, and Status and Power in Verbal Interaction. She has worked in the field of human and organizational change for 30 years. She is also one of the original founders of the Process Work Institute (PWI), a not-for-profit graduate school dedicated to research and training in process-oriented facilitation.