There are many considerations a therapist should keep in mind when introducing social media into their practice. Kristin W. Roscoe, JD, highlights issues of informed consent and record keeping pertaining to social media usage.

In this article, Bradley J. Muldrow, JD discusses important Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and compliance practices for therapists to consider when providing services to patients with communications disabilities.

This article discusses the necessary steps for agencies to be authorized in California to submit Live Scan applications to the Department of Justice. Instructions regarding how to send applicants to be fingerprinted are also addressed.

In this article, Luke Martin, Staff Attorney discusses the implications of video and/or audio recording a client’s session. The article highlights specifically the “two-party consent” rule as well as its application to clinicians.

In recent years it has become more and more fashionable for organizations, including private practices, nonprofit agencies, and professional counseling corporations, to use independent contractors, as opposed to employees, to provide counseling services to their clients. Learn how the trend could backfire against an organization and end up costing it more money, much more money, in the end.

California is one of many states that allow for minors to consent to certain healthcare on their own. This article will discuss issues related to minors’ rights to consent to mental health treatment and disclosure of minors’ confidential treatment.

This article describes the scope of practice and scope of competence for Marriage and Family Therapists. The article also discusses marijuana and marijuana derived products as well as psychedelic therapy.

This article provides recommendations and suggestions that a therapist may choose to utilize to ensure competent and sound best practices.

This article discusses the topic of independent contractors, including relevant legal factors to consider regarding their use. Consideration is given to a recent California Supreme Court decision concerning the classification of independent contractors.

This article summarizes the changes in law that go into effect January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020 regarding supervisor qualifications, duties and requirements