The Use and Misuse of Informed Consent in Reporting Sexual Intimacy Violations.

A client's disclosure of sexual contact with a previous treating psychologist raises challenging ethical, legal, and clinical considerations. Following a vignette that describes a psychologist's thoughtful anticipation of such a disclosure by amending his informed consent form to allow reporting of previous sexual contact with a psychotherapist, these articles explore how the American Psychological Association's Ethics Code, jurisdictional laws, and clinical considerations contribute to a psychologist's decision-making in such a circumstance. The articles discuss ways to integrate ethics, law, and clinical care in the psychologist's response to the client's disclosure. Public Significance Statement: This article addresses psychologist-client sexual contact. This issue is significant to promote client autonomy, to protect the public, and to enhance the ethics and integrity of the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]