Author Question: The rationale for the conviction that sexual relationships between a therapist and client is both ... (Read 54 times)

jilianpiloj · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

The rationale for the conviction that sexual relationships between a therapist and client is both unethical and professionally inappropriate is that:

a. doing so involves the abuse of the power that therapists have by virtue of their function and role.
b. it fosters dependency on the clients part.
c. the objectivity of the therapist is lost.
d. clients are usually psychologically hurt by such practices.
e. all of the above

Question 2

Concerning ethical standards on sexual intimacy between client and mental health professional:

a. virtually all of the professional organizations now have a specific statement condemning sexual intimacies in the client/therapist relationship.
b. only the APA has specifically deemed sexual intimacy with clients as unethical.
c. most professional organizations do NOT have a specific code condemning sexual intimacies in therapy.
d. none of the existing codes have any definite procedures for filing and processing ethical complaints against therapists.