Your argument is solid and provides new insight into the findings of the recent Cass report. It also highlights the dangers of abuse of license-related power. I think than many mental health providers have a fixed mindset and are highly culpable in the explosion of people who identify as LGBTQ. As long as those in power have fixed mindsets, they will continue to violate the autonomy of clients and clinicians. My question is, how can people, specifically professionals, advocate for the fluid mindset demanded in the Code of Ethics without being falsely accused of malevolence?
Your argument is solid and provides new insight into the findings of the recent Cass report. It also highlights the dangers of abuse of license-related power. I think than many mental health providers have a fixed mindset and are highly culpable in the explosion of people who identify as LGBTQ. As long as those in power have fixed mindsets, they will continue to violate the autonomy of clients and clinicians. My question is, how can people, specifically professionals, advocate for the fluid mindset demanded in the Code of Ethics without being falsely accused of malevolence?