In last month’s Avoiding Liability Bulletin, I wrote about child abuse reporting laws and the circumstances under which a failure to [...]
Malpractice (professional liability) insurance does not typically provide coverage for claims or suits arising out of any business or [...]
Some practitioners struggle, especially as they enter the profession or start a new business, perhaps online, with the setting of fees [...]
Some may ask why there is no requirement for the subsequent therapist to report such alleged unlawful or criminal behavior on the part [...]
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 [...]
