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Originally Posted by stopdog
This is not the therapist just not being at their best one day - the OPs example was a therapist who was not even just doing reasonably okay. OP did not say she expected perfection - but the therapist is being paid to do a job. You wouldn't excuse a house painter who left off a wall or tracked paint on the rug by saying they aren't perfect or had an off day. You wouldn't excuse a surgeon who cut out the wrong organ because they are not perfect. You wouldn't eat raw chicken because the chef is human. In my opinion, that line of thinking is just ********.
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Just read through this entire thread and this is exactly right. Therapists are there to provide a service which we pay for and if they can't provide the service they have an obligation not to take our money.
My T emails me even if he has a cold to tell me he might not be 100% up to standard and gives me the opportunity to cancel. That is informed consent so I have the opportunity to not spend my money on a lesser service. It's ethical.
The BACP ethical framework says
"We will take responsibility for how we offer our clients opportunities to work towards their desired outcomes and the safety of the services we provide orhave responsibility for overseeing.
46. We will discuss with clients how best to work towards their desired
outcomes and any known risks involved in the work.
47. We will ensure candour by promptly informing our clients of anything
important that has gone wrong in our work together, and:
a. take immediate action to prevent or limit any harm
b. repair any harm caused, so far as possible
c. offer an apology when this is appropriate
d. notify and discuss with our supervisor and/or manager what
has occurred
e. investigate and take action to avoid whatever has gone wrong
being repeated"
It's not about being human, it's about being professional and ethical.