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In this article, Bradley J. Muldrow, JD provides an overview of key legal and ethical issues therapists should consider when writing referral letters for patients seeking gender affirming medical and surgical treatments. He also discusses information therapists may wish to consider including in those letters.
CAMFT Attorney Alain Montgomery, JD, takes a deep look into the various—and highly nuanced—elements that therapists must evaluate when receiving gifts from clients and when thinking of giving a gift to a client.
In this article, Michael Griffin, JD, LCSW, discusses ethical standards that are applicable to treatment planning, particularly at the start of treatment with a new client/patient or when a therapist is contemplating changes to a client's treatment plan. The discussion includes a review of various disclosures that therapists are either required or encouraged to provide to their clients.
This article by CAMFT Staff Attorney Michael Griffin, JD, LCSW, discusses six common myths and misconceptions that influence therapists in their interpretation of common legal and ethical issues.
CAMFT attorney Luke Martin, MBA, JD, takes a deep dive into the legal, clinical, and ethical considerations of ending an employment relationship and helps guide both the employer and the employee forward. Martin places particular focus on how to deal with clients during this transition.
This article, contributed by CAMFT Staff Attorney Alain Montgomery, JD, explores the ethical, legal, and practical issues LMFTs must consider when retiring.
Staff Attorney Michael Griffin, JD, LCSW, discusses various changes to the CAMFT Code of Ethics, focusing on substantive revisions to sections 9-13 of the Code. This article is part III of a three-part series regarding the revised Code of Ethics.
In this article, Bradley J. Muldrow, JD discusses eight important reasons therapists should consider joining consultation groups.
In these physically-distant times, therapists and patients alike are seeking alternative ways of connecting with patients beyond telehealth. In this article, CAMFT Staff Attorney Kristin W. Roscoe, J.D. guides MFTs through the legal and ethical issues that arise when conducting walk and talk therapy.
This article discusses the changes to the Code of Ethics, focusing on substantive revisions to sections 5-8 of the Code. It is the second of a three-part series in The Therapist regarding this topic.