| 1.) Are Licensed or
Unlicensed Psychotherapists required to have malpractice
insurance under the Mental Health Licensing Statute?
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| 2.) All Unlicensed
Psychotherapists and Spiritual Counselors are required to
record their name, current address, educational
qualifications, disclosure statements, therapeutic orientation
and/or methodology and years of experience in each specialty
area with the Mental Health Grievance Board for inclusion in
the State Database. |
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| 3.) If a client
refuses to sign the disclosure statement, is the therapist
required to discontinue or terminate therapy until the
statement is signed? |
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| 4.) A third party,
someone other than a client, can file a grievance against a
Mental Health Professional. |
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| 5.) A 17 year old
client living with her boy friend seeks the services of a
psychotherapist because she is alleging that her boyfriend
raped her. She does not want her parents to know. Is the
therapist required to obtain parental permission prior to
treating the client? |
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| 6.) If an attorney
served a psychotherapist with a subpoena duces tecum to appear
at a deposition and bring the records of a client suing a
manufacturing firm she is representing, then the therapist is
not required to release such records to the attorney.
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| 7.) A therapist
providing couples therapy is asked by one spouse to testify in
a contested divorce dispute. Is the therapist required to
obtain permission from the other spouse prior to releasing any
information or agreeing to testify? |
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| 8.) Licensed
Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors,
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Unlicensed
Psychotherapists, and Spiritual Counselors are not required to
report child abuse. |
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| 9.) Do Licensed or
Unlicensed Psychotherapists have a duty to report
unprofessional conduct by a Licensed or Unlicensed
Psychotherapist? |
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| 10.) Significant
others, spouses, relatives, or close friends of a client are
entitled to the same confidentiality as primary client.
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