Sexual Misconduct Between Patients and Mental Health Provide

Sexual misconduct between Mental Health providers and their clients is often overlooked or not reported. Mental Health providers should be aware of the boundaries outlined in their contracts, which clearly states that no sexual relationship or contact with their clients is appropriate. Sexual misconduct can range anywhere from confiding too much information in a patient to physically touching a patient (Parsons 13). This problem seems to happen all to frequently. Many case are often over looked …

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