The Prevention of Psychotherapist Sexual Misconduct: Avoiding the Slippery Slope
Abstract
Sexual contact between psychotherapists and patients is unethical, exploitative, and harmful. It commonly begins through breaches of appropriate therapeutic boundaries. A preventive approach involves training clinicians, educating public, and establishing an institutional policy. Treatment of victims raises issues that require special attention in order to forestall further injury.
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