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    Elana witnessed her colleague Jeb having what appeared to be a romantic dinner with a current client. When Elana learned the dinner guest was in fact one of Jeb's clients, she reported the violation to their agency's clinical director. Jeb was reprimanded for violating rules against counselor-client relationships outside of sessions. Jeb argued Elana should have discussed it with him first before making a report.

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    Elana witnessed her colleague Jeb having what appeared to be a romantic dinner with a current client. When Elana learned the dinner guest was in fact one of Jeb's clients, she reported the violation to their agency's clinical director. Jeb was reprimanded for violating rules against counselor-client relationships outside of sessions. Jeb argued Elana should have discussed it with him first before making a report.

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    Elana, a licensed professional counselor, accidentally sees a colleague, Jeb, at a

    restaurant. Jeb is having dinner with a client. Jeb and his client are deep in
    conversation, laughing and having a grand time. From her table, Elana watches
    behaviors she usually associates with couples who are dating. Jeb and his client finish
    and leave the restaurant without ever seeing Elana there. The following Monday Elana
    learns from the secretary that the person with whom Jeb was having dinner Saturday
    evening is still a current client. In fact, that client is scheduled to see Jeb later this
    week. Elana makes an appointment to see the clinical director of the agency later that
    day and leaves Jeb a voice-mail message that he would be well advised to attend that
    meeting. Ultimately, Jeb is reprimanded by the agency for violating its rules and the
    director files an ethics complaint to the licensing board. Jeb tells Elana he believes she
    also acted unethically when she did not talk with him before telling the director. He says
    that as a colleague he deserved better treatment.
    According to the ACA Code of Ethics and Standards for Practice (2014), sexual and/or
    romantic counselor-client interactions or relationships with former clients, their romantic
    partners, or their family members are prohibited for a period of 5 years following the last
    professional contact.
    If I were in Elana's position, before telling the clinical director, the next morning I would
    talk with a colleague about what I saw. I would explain to him that it is essential for
    therapists and their clients not to develop additional relationships, such as friendships,
    business relationships, romantic connections, etc. Additional relationships can impact a
    therapist’s ability to provide an objective perspective on a client. There is also a
    significant power differential between a therapist and a client. Clients may be
    significantly more vulnerable in a second relationship with someone who is also their
    therapist.
    In case if Jeb and his client have been dating, as Elana associated, and had sexual
    relationships would make for the client more harmful. Sexual relationships with
    counselors are extremely detrimental and sometimes even devastating to clients. The
    harm is deep, lasting, and occasionally permanent (Remley & Herlihy, 2020, p. 237). At
    least 90% of clients who have been sexually involved with a counselor are damaged by
    the relationship, according to their subsequent counselors (Remley & Herlihy, 2020, p.
    237).

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