Sexual Offenders Work in Healthcare, But Who Reports Them?

Dr. Patricia Farrell
BeingWell
Published in
7 min readMay 1, 2024

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Healthcare is unique because it involves intimate interactions that may seem like routine exams, but they’re not.

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In the healthcare system, sexual boundary violations are a serious problem. Studies have found that professional sexual misconduct against patients may be common. However, valid prevalence numbers are unavailable. A similar, unrelated statistic is also…

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Dr. Patricia Farrell
BeingWell

Dr. Farrell is a psychologist, consultant, author, interested in flash fiction writing (http://bitly.ws/S94e), and health.