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Old Jan 04, 2010, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by sunflower55 View Post
It's an unethical act for a therapist to kiss a client.
The kiss *is* the red flag. It *never* should have happened - ever!
I think the issue isn't your opinion necessarily, but your saying an innocent kiss on the cheek is unethical. And then throwing in a comparison to people thinking having sex with children is okay. That is ludicrous.

I think sunflower that you have gone way overboard here. Lots of things *could* lead to despicable behavior. How about hugs, handholding, just being in the same room alone with T? Really anything can lead to anything. Sex with a client is unethical. A kiss on the lips is also wrong. A kiss on the cheek or forehead in circumstances such as dream describes is not unethical. It's not so black and white. Context matters. Would you say that a therapist giving an unconscious client CPR and mouth to mouth is unethical? This kind of hysteria makes therapists afraid to be human with clients and hurts everyone.
Thanks for this!
Elysium