A Survivor's Perspective:
Understanding Therapy Exploitation
Resources to Help You Through Your Recovery From
Exploitation and Negligence by Your Therapist
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH ARTICLES
(including case testimony from a victim/survivor of
therapy exploitation)
by Kay C.
(see disclaimer at
bottom of page)
INTRODUCTION
I am a victim/survivor of therapy exploitation. I would like
to share with you a Bibliography of the research articles and/or
chapters from certain books which were great resources and
beneficial to my recovery. I have divided this Bibliography into
topics:
At the beginning of each Bibliography topic, I have provided
summaries of my experiences with my former therapist to give you
some examples of therapist negligence and exploitation. After three
years of working through the pain and confusion, understanding and
healing, I won my lawsuit (negligence verdict against Dr.
"X" by jury) and State Board action. The Board found that
Dr. "X" violated approximately 25 Board Rules. He resigned
his license in lieu of adjudication the day before the hearing.
At the end of my relationship with my therapist, I was deeply
hurt, confused, betrayed, traumatized and bewildered -- emotionally,
psychologically, physically and spiritually. The therapy and
relationship experience with Dr. "X" was the most painful
time in my life. Even though I sought help with a new therapist,
pastors, attorneys, friends and family, I had a need to research,
read and understand what happened during the two-year
"therapy" with Dr. "X". I began by obtaining the
Rules and Regulations of the Texas State Board of Examiners of
Psychologists and the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and
Code of Conduct by the American Psychological Association.
When I read the principles, rules and ethics pertaining to
numerous areas of treatment, such as: (1) boundaries of competence;
(2) assessment and treatment; (3) avoiding dual relationships; (4)
sexual impropriety and misconduct; (5) failure to consult and/or
refer; (6) failure to appropriately terminate; (7) personal problems
and conflicts; and (8) recordkeeping -- I was stunned, almost with
disbelief, to read how many principles, rules and ethical standards
had been violated by Dr. "X" in his therapy treatment and
relationship(s) with me. I wondered -- how could he have done
the things he did and not done the things he was trained to do?
I also wondered -- how did this happen in his therapy with me? What
did I do wrong? I needed and wanted to research those topics
mentioned above. Even though I did not clinically understand all
that I read, some parts of the articles were very helpful during my
recovery and made it easier to understand most of the information
that my new therapist, attorney and expert were discussing with me.
I began my research by searching the Internet where I found
abstracts and some articles. It is helpful to read the abstracts to
give you an idea if the article has information that is applicable
to your case. I documented the references for the abstracts and
obtained some copies of articles from the Internet and other copies
by doing research at local universities and medical schools. One
could spend years researching all of these topics, and I stopped for
awhile. Some of the websites and links to articles have changed
since I first began my research and I was not able to provide links
to all of the listed articles. I plan to continue my research and
update this Bibliography with more articles and web links for AdvocateWeb
in order to provide more resources and support to other
victims/survivors of therapy exploitation.
I believe that in order to complete the journey of healing from therapy
exploitation and abuse, victims need to read and understand what
happened to them -- it will give you HOPE and BELIEF IN
YOURSELF to read before your eyes what your therapist did or
did not do in his/her therapy treatment and relationship with
you that hurt you so deeply. It will help you to realize that you
did nothing wrong -- you were someone needing help, you trusted
and believed your therapist, you were vulnerable -- and your
therapist betrayed you and should be held accountable for his/her
negligence and exploitation of you.
If you have articles you would like to add to the lists, please
feel free to contact me at MKC1kaysie@aol.com.
Copyright © 2000 Kay C. All rights reserved.
Names have been changed to protect identities. "Dr. X" is a fictitious
name. The views of the author do not necessarily reflect the views of
AdvocateWeb. This is not mental health or legal advice. See our full disclaimer for more
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