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Originally Posted by Xynesthesia
I personally would not be surprised if any therapist did what yours just did. Not even the most idealized, apparently most highly-regarded ones. It is a business transaction after all, and I would be surprised if any provider (T) sacrificed their own primary needs and career strategies over client needs in major ways.
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No but that’s why there is a ethical code of conduct right? Because some are bad therapists and they don’t care so the APA has codes to protect clients and tells them that there are ethical rules when leaving or terminating and that you have to terminate gradually unless your client had threatened you or something like that
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
I dunno if it is a primary need to cut and run rather than make sure you fulfill the ethical obligations of your previous career. Many clients are ok with sudden end or will be ok but DP seems a kind of client that is harmed by this. He could have negotiated half time for the first month or even seen the clients who really need the proper termination process after work hours if he could arrange that
I’m not sure what APA considers “reasonable” and maybe a therapist can chime in but to me this looks like abandonment abd improper termination for DP’s case
I havent been here long but I get why people rail on therapy so much here because if this were a real doc what this guy is doing would violate the HO but it doesn’t matter in therapy