Transference & Counter-transference in Clinical Practice: Ethical Implications and Dilemmas

Christina Roux, MSW, LCSW- BACS is a psychotherapist in private practice and an adjunct professor at Tulane University School of Social Work. Before entering private practice, she was a clinical social worker at Trinity Counseling Center and at Jewish Family Service; she is also the former Program Director of the New Orleans chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.  She has over 20 years of clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, in case management and supported employment for people with developmental disabilities, and in program management and administration.  She lectures in the community on a variety of topics including Developing Reflective Practice, Managing Compassion Fatigue, Treatment of Anxiety and Trauma, and Practitioner Self-Disclosure in Clinical Practice.  In her psychotherapy practice, Ms. Roux has a special interest in mood disorders and trauma and uses EMDR, among other tools.  She previously served on the boards of the Louisiana Association of Clinical Social Workers, the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, and Abeona House Child Discovery Center.  At Tulane she teaches several courses in the graduate school of Social Work, including Clinical Methods, Theory, and Field Seminar.  She loves dissecting a good ethical dilemma.