You practice psychology in a rural area and have just found out that your client's husband is going to be your son's new teacher. What should you do?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

You can continue seeing this client as long as you make sure that the situation is not going to be harmful or exploitative to the client or affect your objectivity.
Ethically, you are not prohibited from maintaining multiple relationships but professionals cannot enter into this kind of relationship if it "could reasonably be expected to impair the psychologist's objectivity, competence, or effectiveness" or if there is a "risk of exploitation or harm" to a client. In a rural setting, a psychologist may be forced into multiple relationships. This is ethically acceptable if the conditions stated above apply.

You Practice Psychology in a Rural Area and Have Just