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8 pages in length. The writer chronicles a situation where the husband of a couple who sought marital counseling sues the therapist for having sexual relations with his wife. Ethical considerations are discussed. One-page outline included in page count. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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A. Understanding the influence inherent to counseling B. Defining ethics C. Changes to existing malpractice insurance in psychotherapy D. Interview excerpt from a doctor charged with medical malpractice III. Conclusion
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: ETHICS by , Ph.D. (c) April 2005 paper properly!
Dr. Roper - a counselor/psychiatrist being sued by Mr. Whittaker for malpractice and negligent infliction of mental distress and suffering when, along with his wife, he sought the
doctors help in marital counseling - had sexual relations with Mrs. Whittaker during their course of counseling. In his defense, Dr. Roper is hiding behind a rather unique California
law that disallows grounds for a lawsuit when any of the four following circumstances exist. Entitled No Cause of Action for Breach of Promise, California Civil Code ?43.5 states
that no cause of action exists in relation to: 1. Alienation of affection. 2. Criminal conversation. 3. Seduction of a person over
the age of legal consent. 4. Breach of promise of marriage (DeVries, 2003). However, this feeble attempt at legal protection
goes directly against another California law - termed a crime of sexual exploitation (Anderson, 2000), which is part of 42 C.F.R. ? 1001.102(b) - designed to protect emotionally vulnerable patients
from succumbing to the charms of a deceptive and unprofessional psychotherapist, a crime punishable by up to a three-year prison sentence and a ten thousand dollar fine. Moreover, the
fundamental basis of doctor ethics - the Hippocratic Oath - overtly "forbids doctors from engaging in sexual relations with patients, and it was installed over 2,000 years ago" (Wood, 2002).
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