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Old Jan 03, 2010, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by imapatient View Post
In my many years of experience and serious reading, everything I've ever read says good, ethical T's never kiss their patients in any way, shape or form. And I've lived in NY and not everyone kisses everyone. And, regardless of how prevalent it goes on elsewhere, even very professional settings, T's are held to a special professional standard. Perhaps in parts of Europe it's a little different, but the US is not a casual kissing culture like over there.

I'm not putting you down. But from what I've read about state Boards rules in different states and professional codes of conduct, kissing a patient in whatever form will get a T sanctioned or stripped of whatever certification/licensing. It's a major boundary violation regardless of how good it feels.

This is a red flag. Be careful.
I'm sorry, dreamseeker9, but, I have to agree with imapatient.
Kissing a client is behavior that is unethical. There are boundaries that exist for a reason. And the reason is for your protection. You are there for a reason; you're in a vulnerable state right now, else you wouldn't be in therapy.

This type of behavior adds a confusion that should never have occured. Just look at the title of your thread if you don't think it does.
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"...an unexpected kiss!"
You put an exclaimation point! You were surprised! You didn't expect it because it NEVER should have happened in a theraputic session.

Red flags, I agree. Please be careful.

Peace!
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Thanks for this!
embarassed, imapatient