Are you permitted or required to warn when the patient threatens serious and imminent harm to another? Would a claim of privilege be [...]
… Suppose that a counselor or therapist is treating a woman who was the victim of a rape. Assume further that the practitioner is [...]
… Michael Jackson’s death, and the investigation of several doctors, including one or more “concierge doctors,” raised the question of [...]
There are many legal issues affecting mental health professionals that involve the subject of diversity. Perhaps one doesn’t think [...]
In the December 2009 issue of this Bulletin, I gave three examples of, and asked related questions about, the inter-connectedness of [...]
There comes a time when the practitioner believes that the patient presents a serious and imminent danger of violence against the [...]
My brief answer to the questions raised is not intended to be compliant with a particular state law, as state laws will vary with fine [...]
… Make sure that you know what the definition of an “elder” (or similar word or term) is so that if you are a mandated reporter of [...]
Elder abuse reporting can be a tricky area for some and may at times be overlooked. Here are some questions to ponder.
An interesting question that arises from time to time occurs when an elder tells a mandated reporter that he or she has suffered from [...]
… Wow - what a problem exists in California! Therapists are in somewhat of a precarious situation for a number of reasons related to a) [...]
… In a previous issue of the Avoiding Liability Bulletin, under the heading of Dangerous Patients and the “Tarasoff Duty”(April 2005, [...]
