A counselor may not engage in sexual misconduct with a client or supervisee. Sexual misconduct includes but is not limited to: Inappropriate sexual language; Sexual exploitation; Sexual harassment; Sexual behavior; and Therapeutic deception. Concurrent Sexual Relationships. A counselor may not engage in either consensual or forced sexual behavior with: A client; A student or supervisee over whom the counselor exercises professional authority, or with whom the counselor maintains evaluative responsibility, supervision, or education, while the professional relationship continues to exist; or An individual with whom the client has a close personal relationship, including but not limited to a relative or significant individual in the client's life, if there is a risk of exploitation or potential harm to the client. Relationship with Former Clients. Except as set forth in §C(3) of this regulation, a counselor may not engage in sexual behavior with a former client. A counselor may not terminate professional services or a professional relationship with a client in order to enter into a nonprofessional, social, or sexual relationship with a client or an individual with whom a client has a close personal relationship. A counselor may enter into a relationship with an individual with whom a counselor's prior professional contact was brief, peripheral, consultative, or indirect, and did not constitute a therapeutic relationship. Prior Sexual Relationships. A counselor may not provide professional services to an individual with whom a counselor has previously engaged in sexual behavior. Sexual Harassment. A counselor may not sexually harass a: Client; Student; Supervisee; or Supervisor. If sexually harassed by a client, a counselor shall: Seek professional consultation with another licensed health care professional; Redefine the professional plan of action in writing in a client's record, documenting all action taken in a client's treatment plan; and Terminate the relationship with the client and assist in a referral to another health care provider. Therapeutic Deception. A counselor may not: Engage in sexual activity with a client or an individual in a close personal relationship with a client, on the pretense of therapeutic intent or benefit; Represent to a client or individual in close personal contact with a client that sexual contact or activity by or with a counselor is consistent with or part of a client's therapy; or Suggest, recommend, or encourage a client to engage in a sexually provocative act, including but not limited to: Sexual contact with a counselor; Genital stimulation by or of a client or counselor; Undressing, by or of a counselor in the presence of a client, or of a client in the presence of a counselor; and Discussion or disclosure of a sexually provocative or erotic nature, not necessitated by treatment or treatment protocol.