HIPAA and state laws recognize the importance of confidentiality, but also recognize that confidentiality is not absolute. There are [...]
A CPH-insured mental health practitioner requested that I comment on a situation with a patient that raised questions about the duty of [...]
It seems that each time there is a mass shooting, followed by an outcry for gun control legislation (and improvements to school [...]
While thankfully not an everyday occurrence, it is not a rarity that a patient unexpectedly dies during the course of treatment or [...]
Some may ask why there is no requirement for the subsequent therapist to report such alleged unlawful or criminal behavior on the part [...]
What are the various duties or obligations of a licensed mental health practitioner? Are there both legal duties and ethical duties, [...]
One of the most important things for practitioners to know about family law involves the issue of child custody. More specifically, it [...]
I have written extensively on this topic in this Avoiding Liability Bulletin and elsewhere. Over the years, statutes may have been [...]
Advocacy: Do you consider yourself to be an advocate for your clients? Is advocacy a part of your legal or ethical responsibilities or [...]
As we reflect on another mass shooting, we find tragically that in all of the mass killings, which go back to the Oklahoma City Federal [...]
While practitioners cannot be expected to reliably “predict” or foretell suicide, competent practitioners are expected to be [...]
Therapists and counselors treat children both with and without the consent of one or both parents. It is not uncommon for practitioners [...]
