Sexual Intimacy Between Therapists and Patients

KENNETH S. POPE, a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, is in private practice.JACQUELINE C. BOUHOUTSOS is a Clinical Professor of Psychology at UCLA and a licensed psychologist in private practice.

• Foreword by Harold I. LiefPrefaceVarieties of Sexual Intimacy and How They OccurAttempts to Recognize, Define, and Address the Problem: Legal, Ethical, and Theoretical ConceptualizationsTherapists at RiskVulnerabilities of PatientsConsequences of Therapist-Patient Sexual IntimacyModalities of Support, Advocacy, Mediation, and TherapyOverall Structuring, Assessment, and the Initial Phase of TreatmentSpecial Principles and Techniques of the Subsequent TherapyProblems and Prospects for Patients Filing ComplaintsGuidelines for Lawyers Working with PatientsTherapist-Patient Sexual Intimacy on Trial: Mental Health Professionals as Expert WitnessesPreventing Therapist-Patient Sexual InvolvementAppendix A: Therapists' ChecklistAppendix B: Patients' ChecklistBibliographyIndex