Therapists' Sexual Feelings and Fantasies

Kenneth S. Pope, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist and an author and coauthor of many books, including Speaking the Unspoken: Breaking the Silence, Myths, andTaboos That Hurt Therapists and Patients (with Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Hector Y. Adames, Janet L. Sonne, and Beverly A. Greene, 2023). His awards include the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public Service, the APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology, the Canadian Psychological Associationʼs John C. Service Member of the Year Award, and the Ontario Psychological Associationʼs Barbara Wand Award for significant contribution to excellence in professional ethics and standards. Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, PhD, is a professor at The Chicago School, College of Professional Psychology, where she leads the concentration in Latinx mental health in the Counseling Psychology Department. She is also the codirector of the IC-RACE Lab (Immigration Critical Race and Cultural Equity Lab) and has coauthored several books, including Speaking the Unspoken: Breaking the Silence, Myths, and Taboos That Hurt Therapists and Patients (with Kenneth S. Pope, Hector Y. Adames, Janet L. Sonne, and Beverly A. Greene, 2023). Her awards include the 2018 APA Distinguished Citizen Psychologist Award and the 2023 Distinguished Professional Career Award from the National Latinx Psychological Association. Hector Y. Adames, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist and a professor at The Chicago School, College of Professional Psychology, and the codirector of the IC-RACE Lab (Immigration Critical Race and Cultural Equity Lab). Dr. Adames has coauthored several books, including Speaking the Unspoken: Breaking the Silence, Myths, and Taboos That Hurt Therapists and Patients (with Kenneth S. Pope, Nayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas, Janet L. Sonne, and Beverly A. Greene, 2023). His awards include the 2018 Distinguished Emerging Professional Research Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race (APA Division 45) and a 2021 Presidential Citation award by APA.

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Elephant in the Therapy Office 
PART I. A POSITIVE APPROACH TO THERAPISTS' SEXUAL FEELINGS AND FANTASIES
Chapter 1. A Positive, Open, and Honest Approach to Therapists' Sexual Feelings 
Chapter 2. Influential Therapists Who Have Engaged in Sex with Clients, And Why It Matters: The Importance of Sociohistorical Context 
Chapter 3. Therapists' Sexual Fantasies
Chapter 4. Exploring Power, Sex, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Race in Therapists’ Sexual Feelings and Fantasies 

PART II. THERAPIST-PATIENT SEXUAL INVOLVEMENT
Chapter 5. How Therapist-Patient Sex Harms Patients: A Review of the Research and Other Sources of Information 
Chapter 6. Therapist Vulnerabilities 

PART III. FORENSIC COMPETENCE
Chapter 7. Reactions, Biases, and the Basics of Participating in Forensic Work Involving Therapists-Patient Sex 
Chapter 8. The Therapist as Witness: Indispensable First Steps When Working With Attorneys 
Chapter 9. Conducting a Forensic Psychological Assessment and Preparing a Report
Chapter 10. Testifying Effectively: Navigating Humility, Responsibility, and Both Cognitive and Emotional Bias

PART IV. INFORMED CONSENT RESOURCES
Resource A. Informed Consent for Forensic Assessment (With Special Attention to Issues of Therapist-Patient Sexual Involvement)
Resource B. Informed Consent Issues for Providing Therapy to Patients Who Have Been Sexually Involved with a Prior Therapist

PART V. RESOURCES FOR REVIEWING TREATMENT PLANS, NOTES, AND CHARTS
Resource C. Points to Consider When Reviewing the Treatment Plan of a Patient with A History of Sexual Involvement with a Previous Therapist
Resource D. Guidelines for Reviewing a Prior Therapist's Treatment Notes and Chart Materials

PART VI. RESOURCES ON PREPARING FOR DEPOSITION AND CROSS EXAMINATION
Resource E. Ten Questions to Help Therapists Prepare for Deposition and Cross-Examination
Resource F. Cross-Examination Questions for Therapists Who Testify About a Patient's Sexual Involvement with a Therapist

PART VII. RESOURCE FOR SUBPOENAS AND COMPELLED TESTIMONY
Resource G. Strategies for Private Practitioners Coping with Subpoenas or Compelled Testimony for Client/Patient Records or Test Data or Test Materials

References
Index
About the Authors