Here's a thought about the inaction of the therapeutic community, and I think it has been brought up previously on the boards:
Since these organizations are NOT comprised of professionals, and they have no license, they would not be under the jurisdiction of the APA. Maybe they, (the APA), just think it's not their problem. There IS no regulating board for these organizations, and no code of ethics to follow.
If therapists don't believe the worst abuses, then the patients reporting them are assumed to be having mental health issues, which just reverts it back to the therapist advising them to stop going, and treating the alleged mental health issue. It's a vicious circle.
The person reporting the abuse is treated for an illness they probably don't have, and NOTHING is done about the LGAT.
Then, I think that some therapists may sort of be afraid of repercussions to their own credibility, if they were to actually pursue some of the wild stories they hear, even if the person reporting these seems otherwise credible. Also, it's probably really hard to report mind-fuck. I am not sure that even highly organised mind-fuck is officially a crime, (even though I think it should be). First, we have to prove that it is indeed, without question, thought-reform. I don't know the law around that. Is it officially illegal? I hope that this whole NXIVM thing might inspire some new laws?
Since these organizations are NOT comprised of professionals, and they have no license, they would not be under the jurisdiction of the APA. Maybe they, (the APA), just think it's not their problem. There IS no regulating board for these organizations, and no code of ethics to follow.
If therapists don't believe the worst abuses, then the patients reporting them are assumed to be having mental health issues, which just reverts it back to the therapist advising them to stop going, and treating the alleged mental health issue. It's a vicious circle.
The person reporting the abuse is treated for an illness they probably don't have, and NOTHING is done about the LGAT.
Then, I think that some therapists may sort of be afraid of repercussions to their own credibility, if they were to actually pursue some of the wild stories they hear, even if the person reporting these seems otherwise credible. Also, it's probably really hard to report mind-fuck. I am not sure that even highly organised mind-fuck is officially a crime, (even though I think it should be). First, we have to prove that it is indeed, without question, thought-reform. I don't know the law around that. Is it officially illegal? I hope that this whole NXIVM thing might inspire some new laws?
