dual relationships

du·al re·la·tion·ships

relationships in which a health service provider is concurrently participating in two or more role categories with a patient; such dual relationships may be benign (as when both are members of the same social group) or exploitive (a sexual relationship).

du·al re·la·tion·ships

(dūăl rĕ-lāshŭn-ships) Relationships in which a health service provider is concurrently participating in two or more role categories with a patient.