Abogado de Abuso Sexual Terapeuta de San Antonio
If you have suffered from an unethical therapist, a San Antonio therapist sexual abuse lawyer at Janicek Law can help you recover fair compensation through a civil lawsuit.
Below, our San Antonio counselor sexual abuse attorneys explain the ethical code of conduct for therapists and how therapist sexual abuse happens in Bexar county. We are the best team to have on your side during this impossible time. Call a Abogado de abuso sexual de San Antonio hoy a las 210-366-4949 para programar una consulta gratuita.
How Common is Therapist Sexual Abuse in Texas?
Just last year, the former president of the Texas Counseling Association and licensed counselor, was sentenced in San Antonio to 28 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children. He admitted to sexually abusing a boy from age seven, possessing child pornography of infants and teens, and attempting to meet a nine-year-old for sex.
In 2018, a San Antonio licensed professional counselor was sued for allegedly sexually exploiting a patient during two therapy sessions.
¿Es siempre abusivo el contacto sexual entre terapeuta y cliente?
Sí, cualquier tipo de intimidad sexual entre terapeutas y clientes es (y debería ser) considerado abusivo, incluso si ambas partes dieron su consentimiento. Eso es porque hay un desequilibrio de poder natural entre el terapeuta y el cliente. El cliente se encuentra naturalmente en una posición muy vulnerable porque le está contando al terapeuta sus miedos, secretos y traumas más profundos. Los terapeutas licenciados están capacitados no solo para ayudar al cliente a resolver sus problemas mentales y experiencias de la primera infancia, sino también para notar si el cliente anhela una relación sexual o personal con el terapeuta a través de un fenómeno llamado "transferencia". (Más sobre la transferencia más adelante).
It is the therapist’s responsibility to help the patient work through these sexual desires and explain their psychological origins. Abusive therapists do not do this. Instead, the therapist may engage in sexual intimacy with the patient despite knowing how unethical it is.
Ethical Code of Conduct for Texas Therapists and Psychologists
All therapists must follow an ethical code of conduct laid out by the American Counseling Association (ACA). Therapists who cross boundaries with their clients can lose their licenses and even face criminal charges.
En primer lugar, el código ético de conducta de la ACA establece que todos los terapeutas deben evitar dañar a sus clientes de cualquier forma: física, sexual, emocional y psicológica. Los terapeutas éticos siempre deben mantener una relación estrictamente profesional con sus clientes. Desafortunadamente, no todos los terapeutas hacen esto.
De acuerdo a apartado A.5 del código ético de conducta de la ACA, Los profesionales de la salud mental nunca deben involucrarse en relaciones sexuales o románticas con sus clientes. Tampoco deben aconsejar nunca a alguien que haya sido una pareja sexual o romántica anterior.
Además, los terapeutas no pueden entablar una relación sexual o romántica con ex clientes, parejas de ex clientes y miembros de la familia de ex clientes durante al menos 5 años después del último contacto profesional. Aún así, los terapeutas deben pensar si involucrarse en una relación romántica/sexual con un antiguo cliente es una explotación de alguna manera. Si todavía existe la posibilidad de causar daño o explotación al antiguo cliente, entonces no debe comenzar una relación romántica o sexual con él.
De acuerdo con la sección C.6.B del código de conducta ético de la ACA, los terapeutas nunca deben involucrarse en el acoso sexual ni tolerarlo.
¿Qué es el abuso de la transferencia?
El abuso de transferencia ocurre cuando un terapeuta usa la transferencia de un cliente para su beneficio. En el caso de abuso sexual, un terapeuta abusivo utilizará los sentimientos sexuales del cliente hacia el terapeuta para su beneficio. Entonces, en lugar de usar su entrenamiento para hablar sobre los sentimientos románticos/sexuales del cliente hacia ellos y explicar de dónde pueden provenir estos sentimientos, el terapeuta abusivo cruzará los límites y participará en actividades sexuales con el cliente.
Entonces, incluso si un paciente admite tener deseos sexuales hacia el terapeuta, y tal vez incluso hace insinuaciones sexuales hacia el terapeuta, aún sería la víctima de la situación. Esto se debe a que el trabajo del terapeuta es mantener una relación terapéutica profesional.
Mental Health Consequences of Therapist Abuse in Bexar County
Se ha demostrado que el abuso sexual cambia el cerebro a nivel neurobiológico. Esto significa que los clientes abusados sexualmente pueden sufrir una variedad de problemas de salud mental. En primer lugar, el comportamiento abusivo del terapeuta puede disuadir al cliente que ya tiene una enfermedad mental de volver a buscar ayuda profesional para su enfermedad mental y su abuso sexual. Esto puede convertirse en una situación potencialmente mortal, especialmente si el cliente sufre los siguientes problemas debido al abuso del terapeuta:
- TEPT
- Aumento de la ansiedad, la depresión y los ataques de pánico
- Vergüenza debilitante, culpa, miedo y confusión.
- Malestar digestivo relacionado con la ansiedad
- Evitar la comida o comer demasiada comida para hacer frente a emociones intensas
- Autolesiones
- Pensamientos, deseos y conductas suicidas
- Abuso de sustancias
- Disfunción en relaciones románticas y amistades preexistentes
- Disfunción sexual
- Difficulty functioning and accomplishing day-to-day tasks
Warning Signs of an Abusive Therapist in San Antonio
A continuación se enumeran las señales de que puede tener un terapeuta abusivo.
- El terapeuta frecuentemente hace bromas y comentarios sexuales.
- El terapeuta frecuentemente trata de hablar sobre su vida sexual.
- Generalmente se siente incómodo hablando con el terapeuta.
- El terapeuta se sienta demasiado cerca de usted o lo toca mucho (p. ej., lo abraza, le da palmaditas en los brazos/piernas, lo toma de la mano, le toca el cabello, etc.)
- El terapeuta comenta con frecuencia sobre su apariencia física de una manera sexual o seductora.
- Generalmente te sientes amenazado por el terapeuta.
- El terapeuta intenta hablar con usted o verlo fuera del horario normal de terapia.
- El terapeuta te lanza miradas seductoras.
- Tiene sentimientos viscerales que le dicen que el terapeuta puede estar tratando de entablar algún tipo de relación poco profesional con usted.
- El terapeuta te besa, te manosea o realiza cualquier tipo de acto sexual contigo.
- El terapeuta te confía su vida personal.
- Recibe frecuentes obsequios de su terapeuta.
- Generalmente se siente asustado o confundido cuando se reúne con su terapeuta.
Si se siente incómodo, amenazado o como si su terapeuta estuviera rompiendo de alguna manera la relación terapéutica, entonces probablemente lo esté haciendo. Mereces sentirte seguro y cómodo en la terapia. Sentirse de cualquier otra forma es señal de que algo anda mal.
What Should I Do if I Have Suffered Therapist Abuse in Bexar County?
Si ha sufrido abuso sexual por parte de su terapeuta, es probable que el terapeuta también haya cometido algún tipo de abuso de terapeuta con otros clientes. Por eso es crucial tomar medidas para protegerse a sí mismo y a los demás. Esto es lo que debe hacer si sufre de un terapeuta abusivo:
- Terminar la terapia inmediatamente: Si el terapeuta ya rompió la relación terapéutica con el contacto sexual, no hay arreglo ni vuelta atrás. En este punto, debe dejar de ver a este terapeuta de inmediato.
- Informe el abuso del terapeuta a su clínica o junta de licencias: Como se indicó anteriormente, es probable que esto no solo te esté sucediendo a ti. Dígale a su clínica oa la junta de licencias lo que sucedió para que puedan investigar y posiblemente revocar la licencia del terapeuta.
- Póngase en contacto con un abogado de abuso sexual terapeuta de San Antonio: Ir a terapia te pone en un lugar muy vulnerable, física y emocionalmente. Esto significa que el abuso sexual del terapeuta puede causar un gran daño físico y psicológico. Usted merece una compensación por su dolor y sufrimiento, y el equipo legal de Janicek Law puede ayudarlo a recuperar esa compensación a través de una demanda civil.
Financial Compensation for Victims Therapist Sexual Abuse in San Antonio, TX
Un abogado de abuso sexual terapeuta de San Antonio puede ayudarlo a recuperar los siguientes tipos de daños en una demanda civil:
- Facturas médicas si el contacto sexual resultó en ITS y otros problemas médicos
- Facturas de hospitalización de la sala de psiquiatría si el contacto sexual lo llevó a autolesionarse, abusar de sustancias y suicidarse
- Dolor y sufrimiento físico
- Estrés emocional
- Gastos asociados con ver a un nuevo terapeuta para ayudarlo a sobrellevar el abuso sexual
- Salarios perdidos si el abuso sexual le hizo faltar al trabajo
- Pérdida de la capacidad de obtener ingresos si el trauma sexual le impide cumplir con todas sus obligaciones laborales
- Pérdida de consorcio si el abuso sexual le impide tener una relación sana y normal con su cónyuge
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