Tag Archives: avoiding liability as a mental health professional
Child Abuse Reporting-Signed Statement Required?
State law (likely part of the child abuse reporting law) may require persons who enter employment as a “health practitioner” to sign a [...]
Payment for Supervision
The issue of payment for supervision is once again being raised in California with respect to the marriage and family therapy and [...]
Dual Relationships 2
DUAL RELATIONSHIPS: Do you know the difference between an ethical dual relationship and an unethical dual relationship? Does your [...]
Psychiatrist Shoots Patient
In a recent issue of the Avoiding Liability Bulletin (March 2014), I asked whether it was ever permissible for a mental health [...]
Child Abuse Reporting 2
… A man punches a pregnant woman in the stomach. If the therapist finds out about this in the course of therapy, does this constitute [...]
Child Abuse Reporting – Neglect
… When thinking about your reporting duties regarding child abuse, don’t forget about neglect. While many child abuse reports are made [...]
Child Abuse Reporting – Duty to Investigate?
… Does a therapist or counselor generally have a duty to investigate in situations involving possible child abuse so as to determine [...]
Neglect? – No Medical Treatment of Child or Treatment by Prayer
… What if a therapist or counselor learns during the course of providing services that a child is not receiving medical treatment for [...]
Child Abuse Reporting 5
… Each state has a child abuse reporting law where licensed mental health practitioners and others are required to report known or [...]
Child Abuse Reporting – A Dilemma Fully Explored
… While I have written about this topic recently, I was asked to comment on the topic again – that is, the situation where a registered [...]
Child Neglect / Endangerment
This topic came to mind as the result of three recent news stories from three different states. My immediate thought upon learning of [...]