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Female therapists' experience of client sexual advances

  • Author / Creator
    Stewart, Marion
  • Client sexual advances may be a common occurrence in therapy, yet there is little information available with strategies for managing them. In hope of initiating a dialogue, five female therapists’ experiences were examined for possible insights. Informal semi-structured interviews provided data for a qualitative thematic analysis. Questions focussed on therapists’ accounts of incidents, how they were managed, impact on therapy, and speculations on potential differences between female and male therapists’ experiences. Discussing the topic with colleagues or supervisors and adequacy of training were also explored. Six overarching themes were derived; (1) sexual advances, (2) special relationships, (3) impact on therapist, (4) maintaining boundaries, (5) taboo topic and, (6) being female. Implications for counsellor training, supervision, and future research were discussed.

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  • Graduation date
    Spring 2010
  • Type of Item
    Thesis
  • Degree
    Master of Education
  • DOI
    https://doi.org/10.7939/R3WP7G
  • License
    This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.