April 2001


Psychologist staged pub therapy

BBC News Thursday, 12 April, 2001

A psychologist has been disciplined for conducting a therapy session in a pub. The British Psychological Society (BPS) ruled that Andrew Walton had breached its code of conduct.He was severely reprimanded following a BPS disciplinary
committee hearing in London.The hearing was told that there was concern about the about the venue where Walton, who works in Coventry, had carried out a counselling session.Walton, who will be able to continue to practice, was found to have failed to maintain "proper professional boundaries" and to take responsibility for setting up "appropriate therapeutic intervention".