A therapist doing that (which can be a criminal offence) is unlikely to disclose it however supportive their supervision might be - they often choose their victim because they are perceived as easily persuaded to keep secrets as well. 2/

Thank you this is great with important insights in this discussion. I think I have a different view though about the role of supervision when a therapist preys on a client for sex or what can be referred to as engaging in an 'inappropriate' relationship. 1/

There is also an accompanying blog post summarising some of our conversation: josephinehughes.com/how-to-recog...

I think traditionally the lens most often used to make these decisions is 'how does this impact rigour' - in social work and related research though, there may be other more useful lenses to look through such as the values and ethics of self or other disclosure.

I am so sorry your therapist has done this to you. It is called victim blaming and in my view is sadly quite common in psychological therapies. It was a sexual crime, breach of trust, and in itself retraumatizing - your therapist should have helped you to recover from it.

Between 2012 and 2016 24% (n.26) of cases of social workers struck off in England included some kind of sexual misconduct. This data relies on victim, colleague or manager reports to the regulator. academic.oup.com/bjsw/article...

I'm only familiar with the data on sexual boundary violations by mental health professionals. Some is quite old - 1994 self report study in the UK showed in a sample of 580 psychologists, 12% (men) & 7% (women) admitted to sexual contact with at least one client.

Great Webinar. In terms of how many people have been harmed - it is impossible to know - although it would be great if we did. But perhaps we should ask why do we need that data? Is it because we don't want to believe it happens from survivor stories? I mean we know that it is more than one...

The Grenadines are beautiful - Basil's Bar is not to be missed! Hope you enjoy it.

Jumbo Shrimps

Does anyone have a favourite oxymoron...?

Oxymoron...

I have one of those duvet with arms coats but I am definitely not going anywhere near cold water swimming with it...

Pleased you are feeling more rested...My agenda/menu today has been - hot tea, toast, hot chocolate, more toast, hot blackcurrant, jaffa cakes (for the vitamin C obviously!) It is so cold down here on the North Kent Coast I am officially in the opening sequence of Great Expectations.

I am sorry to hear you have had some negative responses - I thought it was helpful. Can I ask what MB stands for?

Self Help Insensitive Twaddle also has an acronym...