Thread: Can clients be called patients?
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Old Sep 11, 2015, 09:58 PM
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I heard an LPC refer to her clients as her patients. Is that right? I thought the term 'patient' is reserved for use by medical personnel (including psychiatrists).
I think the LPC is wrong to call her clients as her patients . being called a patient is reserved for doctors and psychiatrists . unless the LPC is a psychologist then the client is a patient . my therapist refers me and the other people that she counsel are clients .it sounds more appropriate for an LPC or an LPCC to call their patients clients.






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