(October 26, 2016 at 7:16 am)robvalue Wrote:(October 26, 2016 at 7:00 am)pocaracas Wrote: This is messed up, Rob...
Where does this idea come from?
As for the challenge itself... I don't know how I'd react... most likely, I'd distance myself from that person and encourage anyone I know who may have contact with him/her to follow my lead.
At the time of that friend's confiding, I'd probably advise seeking professional help to tame such desires, as they are one big ticket to jail. And then... bye bye!
I got the idea from the other thread about this subject. I'm trying to explore people's feelings about this, to get them thinking about paedophiles as people.
I'm still unsure about the legality of the situation regarding a therapist or similar. Does anyone know? If someone tells a therapist they are a paedophile, is the therapist allowed to tell anyone? My initial thought is that they're not allowed, unless they suspect any imminent danger. I'd be interested in the reality though. I imagine many people wouldn't even dare tell a therapist in case it got out.
In Australia, from what I remember being taught (been a while), while confidentiality is to be respected in general by therapist, the relationship between therapist and client is NOT unconditionally privileged. This means if the therapist had justification to suspect the person seeking treatment may at risk of harming someone, they might feel obliged to disclose this to certain others. Depends on the therapist and how extreme the situation perceived was. But the relationship is not as privileged/protected as one between lawyer and client.
Not sure about the UK.