Again, I can only say that I am not confused. Given the information provided, I think I understand the situation just fine. Monica may have compassion for the general public, clients in general, drug addicts, etc. I don't know. Whatever her personal feelings may be, ethical standards of a psychotherapeutic relationship do not apply here. Even if she had a therapeutic responsibility to this man (which she does not), compassion is not justification for further victimization. I hope that clarifies things. So the bottom line here is this: your argument is that it is unethical for Monica to request that someone who violated her rights and threatened her at her own home be treated at another facility. And you claim that it is unethical for her to do so simply because she's a therapist. All the tangential issues aside, this is the crux of your argument. I strongly disagree. I have addressed the issue of other facilities in the county so many times, I don't think there's anything left to say. If there are none, then he should be treated at the other site of her company. I've said that about 5 times. If there are comparable facilities (counties usually have multiple contracts with multiple agencies) then she has every right to request he placed there. There is absolutely nothing unethical about that. You can post ethical standards from NASW and/or APA. That's fine with me. I don't belong to either organization, so it doesn't matter from my point of view. Nothing you've shown me demonstrates that it is unethical for her to request treatment at another agency under these circumstances.
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