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Default Nov 11, 2018 at 03:32 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Tac0cat View Post
I'm confused on how so many are blaming the therapist...where is the accountability for the patient??? I understand some may be at fault, but it takes two to tango. If I was in a position that I didn't feel comfortable or was inappropriate I'd tell them, and if I still felt off about it a week later I'd switch. There are some lines you don't cross. Morals and ethics are not one sided either.
Some clients do resist. But the therapist/client relationship is inherently unequal. Many times the client is vulnerable and groomed.

Many U.S. states criminalize therapist/patient intimacies. It is a felony for a psychiatrist to have sex with a client in California, for example.

Licensing boards prohibit therapist/patient sex/exploitation. Different boards can have different rules about when or if a therapist and client may be intimate.

So it’s not just my opinion...it can be criminal, disciplined by licensing boards and civilly actionable.

The therapist is trained to know therapist/client intimacies probably will hurt the client. Therapists are supposed to have their client’s best interest at heart.
It is absolutely 100% the therapist’s responsibility to do no harm.
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