ABSTRACT
Multiple-role relationships are among the most troublesome problems faced by psychologists. When psychologists are asked to describe difficult ethical concerns that they face in their work, multiple-role relationships are frequently cited (Pope & Vetter, 1992). Further, they have been a major source of ethics complaints opened against psychologists by the APA Ethics Committee (APA, 1995, 1996, 1997a) for several years. General issues regarding multiple-role relationships are discussed in this chapter while the specific problems that arise when relationships are sexualized are covered in chapter 8.
