Accounting /CPLEE CA Laws on Psychotherapist Sexual Exploitation
CPLEE CA Laws on Psychotherapist Sexual Exploitation
This deck covers the California laws guiding clinical practice concerning psychotherapist sexual exploitation, including legal obligations, penalties, and procedures.
The ___________________________ and the _________________ (Section 43.93) address psychotherapist sexual exploitation.
• Business and Professions Code • Civil Code
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The ___________________________ and the _________________ (Section 43.93) address psychotherapist sexual exploitation.
• Business and Professions Code • Civil Code
It is illegal for a psychotherapist to engage in sexual contact with a patient or former patient under 3 conditions: • When the patient is __________________________ • Within ___ years following termination of therapy • By means of therapeutic _______________
• Receiving psychotherapy from the therapist • 2 • Deception
Psychotherapist _______________________ includes: • Intercourse • Sodomy • Oral copulation • Sexual contact (defined as “touching an __________________”)
• Sexual exploitation • Intimate part
Sexual exploitation is a ____________________.
Public offense.
A single act of sexual exploitation by a psychologist, or multiple acts of sexual exploitation with a single victim when the offender has no prior conviction for sexual exploitation is punishable by: • Imprisonment in a _________________ for up to _______________ • A fine of up to $__________ • Both
• County jail • 6 months • $1000
Sexual exploitation with two or more victims, or two or more acts with a single victim when there is a prior conviction for sexual exploitation may either result in: • Imprisonment in county jail for up to __________ • A fine of up to $1000 • Both • Imprisonment in a state prison for ___ months, 2 years, or ___ years • A fine of up to $_____________ • Both
• 1 year • 16 months • 3 years • $10,000
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
The ___________________________ and the _________________ (Section 43.93) address psychotherapist sexual exploitation. | • Business and Professions Code • Civil Code |
It is illegal for a psychotherapist to engage in sexual contact with a patient or former patient under 3 conditions: • When the patient is __________________________ • Within ___ years following termination of therapy • By means of therapeutic _______________ | • Receiving psychotherapy from the therapist • 2 • Deception |
Psychotherapist _______________________ includes: • Intercourse • Sodomy • Oral copulation • Sexual contact (defined as “touching an __________________”) | • Sexual exploitation • Intimate part |
Sexual exploitation is a ____________________. | Public offense. |
A single act of sexual exploitation by a psychologist, or multiple acts of sexual exploitation with a single victim when the offender has no prior conviction for sexual exploitation is punishable by: • Imprisonment in a _________________ for up to _______________ • A fine of up to $__________ • Both | • County jail • 6 months • $1000 |
Sexual exploitation with two or more victims, or two or more acts with a single victim when there is a prior conviction for sexual exploitation may either result in: • Imprisonment in county jail for up to __________ • A fine of up to $1000 • Both • Imprisonment in a state prison for ___ months, 2 years, or ___ years • A fine of up to $_____________ • Both | • 1 year • 16 months • 3 years • $10,000 |
When a therapist is found guilty of sexual contact with a patient or former patient within two years of termination of treatment, the therapist’s _____________________. A judge may not stay this. | License is revoked. |
Any psychotherapist who becomes aware through a patient that the patient has had a sexual relationship with a psychotherapist during the course of treatment has a legal obligation to __________________________, and to discuss it with the patient. | Give the patient the brochure entitled “Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex.” |
The _____________________________ is responsible for preparing and disseminating the “Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex” brochure, which includes: • A definition of psychotherapist-patient sexual contact • A description of _____________________ to psychotherapist-patient sexual contact • A patient’s bill of rights • A description of administrative, civil, and professional association ___________________ • A description of support services available for victims of sexual misconduct | • Department of Consumer Affairs • Common reactions • Complaint procedures |
There ________ law that requires a psychologist to report sexual misconduct by a colleague to the BOP, when the psychologist becomes aware of the misconduct in the course of a patient-therapist relationship. | Is no. |
A psychologist may only report to the BOP on behalf of a sexually exploited patient if the patient gives __________________. | Written authorization. |