The purpose of ethical standards is to help guide the helping professional in practice. However, making ethical decisions is not always easy or clear. Consider the following scenario using the ethical standards for sexual boundaries within your profession. The answer that best fits your professional obligation regarding sexual matters is she should terminate her services with John and refer him to another therapist.

Please explain your rationale, using relevant and supportive ethical standards. Please provide a detailed, one page paper with APA formatting.

Susan has a private practice as a psychotherapist. Her client, John, has sought counseling services because he is going through a divorce. After seeing John for about 2 months, Susan realizes that she is growing sexually attracted to John. At the end of each session, John gives Susan a hug.

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