Informed Consent for Sex Between Health Professional and Patient or Client

“The possibility of "successful" relationships notwithstanding, one may indeed question whether the consent given in such relationships is truly informed, even to the extent typically expected for medical procedures. The following document is an example of what one might use to elicit such informed consent. I originally wrote this document as a tongue-in-cheek response to an attorney with whom I was informally debating this issue. Initially, I was reluctant to share it with victim/survivors, fearing that they might see it as traumatic or offensive. I found, however, that the document reflected the reality for many who had experienced such a sexual relationship, and I have been encouraged to disseminate it more widely. Read it, and ask yourself how many health professionals might be willing to solicit consent for a sexual relationship in this manner, and how many patients so informed might sign such a document.” ~ S. Michael Plaut, Ph.D.

http://www.survivingtherapistabuse.c...-or-Client.pdf