Citation

Harris AH. Psychol. Rep. 2001; 88(2): 387-397.

Affiliation

Stanford Counseling Institute, School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. alex.harris@stanford.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11351877

Abstract

The goal was to tabulate the incidences of clients' suicide, attack by a client, and sexual contact with clients in an Alaskan sample of masters and doctoral-level psychotherapy providers (excluding psychiatrists) and to assess which, if any, demographic or professional characteristics were associated with each critical event. Results from 151 respondents (response rate 43.5%) indicated that 42.7% of providers had experienced at least one client's suicide, 28% had been physically attacked by a client, 4% reported having had sexual contact with a then current client, and 6% reported sexual contact with a former client. Areas for research are outlined, specifically the importance of using methods other than surveys and exploring variables other than standard demographic data.

Language: en