Tag Archives: avoiding liability for couples counselors

Treating A Couple

While I have written several articles in the Avoiding Liability Bulletin dealing with the psychotherapist-patient privilege, I have not [...]

“No Secrets” Policy (Couple Being Treated)

… When therapists and counselors view the couple as the client, a question arises about the confidentiality obligations of the [...]

Couple Being Treated

… Therapists and counselors often let patients know about confidentiality and the exceptions to confidentiality in a disclosure [...]

Confidentiality and Collateral Visits

… Suppose that a mental health practitioner is seeing a couple for couple therapy. Suppose further that the practitioner desires to see [...]