Unethical Group Practice
Psychology In Seattle Podcast
Kirk Honda
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 96 minutes
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00:00 The rise of group practices
10:27 Is a good therapist a good supervisor?
15:24 The ethics of a dual relationship
28:15 What is the role of a supervisor?
50:21 Was the client exploited?
1:13:03 The defense & case outcome
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Deserving listeners. So in today's episode, I'm going to review a case summary that my |
| 0:07.1 | malpractice insurance sent me, sent to all of the people with this malpractice, as an example |
| 0:14.1 | of a case that they worked on as a way of sending a cautionary tale to all the people that have this malpractice insurance. |
| 0:24.5 | You know, the insurance providers, they have an incentive to get us, the people who pay for |
| 0:31.0 | insurance, to not have any screw-ups because then the insurance company doesn't have to pay out money, |
| 0:38.2 | and so the insurance company can make more profits. But really, it's a win-win for everyone. |
| 0:42.0 | It's a win for the insurance company because they make more money. It's a win for the therapist |
| 0:46.3 | because they're not being sued, and it's a win for the clients in particular because they're |
| 0:49.4 | not being harmed. So I thought I would read this case summary and chime in and comment. |
| 0:57.7 | And also I want to highlight that this involves a problem that I think is going to be on the increase and has been increasing, just anecdotally. |
| 1:10.0 | So let's get into it. |
| 1:11.8 | My name is Dr. Kirk Honda. |
| 1:13.2 | I'm a therapist and a professor, |
| 1:15.4 | and I have been teaching ethics for a long time. |
| 1:19.2 | And I'm passionate about it as a supervisor. |
| 1:22.9 | So, okay, I'm just going to read it and chime in. |
| 1:29.2 | The insured in this case, so insured meaning the counselor who was paying for the malpractice |
| 1:36.8 | insurance that I also pay for, the insured in this case was a licensed professional |
| 1:41.7 | counselor or an LPC. |
| 1:48.9 | So in most states in the union, the designation for your master's level therapist is a licensed professional counselor. In Washington state, |
| 1:54.6 | they're called licensed mental health counselors, but most places that they're called licensed |
| 1:59.0 | professional counselors. But, you know, like Bob and Rebecca are both this type of counselor. |
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