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What ethnic rules are there in terms of a psychologist, dating a client to help releive stress or to teach a person with a mental illness how to act appropriately in a social relationship? Who would be willing to clarify the above position, to the Psychological, social-work community?

2007-01-13 08:37:37 · 6 answers · asked by Peoples Oakland 1 in Health Mental Health

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sounds unethical and dangerous grounds to be treading on.

2007-01-13 08:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

There are no ethnic rules about this..but there are ethics. All mental health professions have ethics related to dual relationships. This is especially clear when we are in a clinical relationship (e.g. therapist/client). Now it would be appropriate to "role play" in a session how one might act in a social situation if I am treating someone with an anxiety disorder related to interacting with others. It would even be appropriate to "role play" a what someone would say on a date extra. It might even be appropriate to go out and do this practice in an anxiety producing environment (e.g. a cafe). However I probably would take someone else with us to avoid the "transference issues"

In general we don't have social relationships with clients....this can get very difficult in a small community where you may run into someone in a social context (a dinner party, bar. etc.) However, in a strictly clinical relationships the common ethics framework would be to not even acknowledge the client unless they approached you and then you would seek to end the interaction quickly.

2007-01-13 12:35:20 · answer #2 · answered by Dr_Adventure 7 · 1 0

First of all, I think you mean "ethical rules" not ethnic rules. Secondly, if you are talking about a licensed psychologist, it is completely UNETHICAL for him or her to date a client, period! If, on the other hand, the psychologist is dating someone who is not a client, he or she can help them learn appropriate stress relieving techniques.

2007-01-13 08:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by KikiBelle 2 · 1 0

I am so happy, it was only a 35 minute drive ( 70 minutes total) but absolutely no sign of anxiety or panic i shopped till I dropped - brilliant! I will now go for the next stage DUAL CARRIAGE way, probably at the weekend, with my husband accompanying me first then the solo drive, if successful the final stage of driving on motorway

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2016-05-17 13:13:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Completely unethical. The only people I know who do that for for money are escorts and gigolos (I use those terms loosely)...not clinical psychologists.

2007-01-13 08:54:23 · answer #5 · answered by LolaCorolla 7 · 0 0

Uh, no.

2007-01-13 08:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by Joe C 5 · 0 0

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