The often-asked question of mental health practitioners is: For how long should I keep patient treatment records before destroying [...]
It is important for therapists and counselors to know the law with respect to parental access to a minor patient’s mental health [...]
When must or may the practitioner allow the parent to inspect the minor patient’s records? When must or may the practitioner deny [...]
Assuming that the psychotherapist-patient privilege (or similarly titled privilege) exists in your state for your license or [...]
… It is important to know the difference between confidentiality and privilege. If you do, you will be less likely to get into trouble. [...]
During the course of one’s practice, it may become known that your minor patient, or a patient’s child, has engaged in consensual [...]
… When can a therapist or counselor treat or provide other services to a minor without the knowledge or consent of either parent? The [...]
… One area where I get repeated questions involves the right of parents to access the mental health records of their minor children. [...]
… Suppose a therapist is treating a fifteen-year old girl who tells the therapist that she is pregnant and is thinking about obtaining [...]
… Suppose that a patient has signed an authorization form allowing you to release confidential information to a third party, but after [...]
… What duty of confidentiality does a therapist or counselor have with respect to the use of the information gained during a counseling [...]
Is a school counselor required to disclose a student’s pregnancy to the student’s parents if the counselor believes that disclosure is [...]
