Avoiding Liability Bulletin – February 2019 The discussion that follows …
...Practitioners must always be aware of the duty of confidentiality and must be certain that they are not revealing enough information [...]
A California statute (part of the Psychology Licensing Law) allows psychologists who are licensed at the doctoral level in another [...]
What are the various duties or obligations of a licensed mental health practitioner? Are there both legal duties and ethical duties, [...]
Can your license be revoked or otherwise disciplined by the state licensing board for a violation of the code of ethics of the [...]
Do you believe that a licensed mental health professional should lose his or her license (and perhaps a successful career) after the [...]
Administrative Due Process – The term “administrative due process” refers to the due process rights of licensed mental health [...]
On occasion, a licensed mental health practitioner may be contacted by the investigative arm of the licensing board and a request may [...]
State law (likely part of the child abuse reporting law) may require persons who enter employment as a “health practitioner” to sign a [...]
It seems that every time there is a mass shooting event, followed by an outcry for gun control legislation (and school safety), there [...]
Most licensed mental health practitioners are aware of their duty to report knowledge or reasonable suspicion of child abuse, elder [...]
While a patient’s suicide and a patient’s rational and legally supportable decision to end his/her life both result in the death of the [...]
