Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment (2nd Edition) Edit edition

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The psychologist knowingly or unknowingly might get involves in a dual or multiple relationship with the client. Some of the such scenarios can be any of the following:

• The psychologist is also in another relationship or serves in another role (dual role) with the same client;

• The psychologist is friends or relative of a person who are related to the client as well;

• Will promise to get into relationship or friendship in future with the client or his or her associates.

By professional ethics, a psychologist should avoid from engaging in dual or multiple relationship as it could obstruct his ability to provide the best possible treatment.

There could be cases in which a psychologist accepts dual role, especially in smaller towns or villages. In such cases the psychologist serves as both an evaluator and therapist, a therapist and a mediator, and a mediator and evaluator.

In practice of forensic psychology, the psychologist’s involvement in dual or multiple relationships has been becoming a snowballing worry.

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