tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538027.post4281024648136438340..comments2024-01-30T14:16:38.219+11:00Comments on PsychoBabble: No sex pleaseHPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409589783052980600noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538027.post-53645825138876665812007-12-10T22:07:00.000+11:002007-12-10T22:07:00.000+11:001. Why shouldn't adults sleep with who they want t...1. Why shouldn't adults sleep with who they want to?<BR/><BR/>2. Imagine a therapist having an intimate relationship with a client! This is what the relationship is about (I'm pointing out the childish euphemisms).<BR/><BR/>3. I'm well aware of the dangers of therapists using clients to meet their own needs. My problem is that it's only clients who have had sex with their therapist who are seen as having a complaint. What about the person who goes to a therapist for years and isn't helped. Not a word about this from the professional associations (funny that). Apparently this falls well within the realms of ethical practice! Are these figures of those who complained? If not are there figures on whether those involved regarded the relationship as helpful or unhelpful?<BR/><BR/>4. There are simple things to be done to remedy this. Make groups the default option instead of individual therapy. Haven't seen any professional associations advocating this. Why not do you suppose.<BR/><BR/>5. The people who sleep with their clients tend to be older and more senior. It looks like they are educated into this by the current forms of practice doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>6. I think this is a fascinating and very important topic because thinking about it could lead to us changing the usual way(s) therapy is done. Don't expect to hear proposals from those in professional association who profit form the current set up though.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538027.post-91709257388542421262007-12-04T11:51:00.000+11:002007-12-04T11:51:00.000+11:00In the states, I think it is even higher. Most of ...In the states, I think it is even higher. Most of my doctoral and postdoctoral training emphasized the ethics and morals within this subject. In my analytic community there has been much ado with several therapists as they broke boundaries with patients/supervisees.<BR/><BR/>Sad, really.Dr. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340730498047128203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538027.post-30526731755279123352007-12-04T05:19:00.000+11:002007-12-04T05:19:00.000+11:00Great topic for debate. I can understand how it c...Great topic for debate. I can understand how it could develop but hope it never happens to me... It's a good reason not to ever have my personal address/phone available, and to have really good supervision to discuss any potential blurring of boundaries. Especially when feeling vulnerable yourself...<BR/>I imagine studying the subject would be fraught with difficulty too - what a challenge to get people to feel free to disclose.Adiemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916409292989654972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26538027.post-46400256809506156342007-12-02T07:43:00.000+11:002007-12-02T07:43:00.000+11:00Wow. That number is higher than I would have gues...Wow. That number is higher than I would have guessed. My supervisor was recently telling me about a colleague of his who "prescribed" sex with him as a treatment. Eww (sounds like bad porn). This was decades ago...and I thought most of the unethical behaviour was too. 10%. Wow.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160883537054763513noreply@blogger.com