Back to the Couch: Legal and Ethical Tools for Building Your Back to Business Plan

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As California slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, many practitioners are wondering if now is a good time to resume seeing patients in person. With California's “reopening,” it is important for practitioners to be aware of the laws and ethics associated with safely reopening.

Join CAMFT staff attorneys Kristin Roscoe and Bradley Muldrow for a discussion about how therapists can offer services that comply with applicable laws and ethical guidelines. This presentation will provide an overview of current mask requirements, employer considerations, coming changes to telehealth, changes to supervision for pre-licensees, and key tips for all practitioners seeing patients in-person.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1) Recognize the most common legal and ethical issues encountered by therapists offering in-person sessions.
2) Identify key laws governing the delivery of in-person mental health services.
3) Identify the four sections of the CAMFT Code of Ethics that might come up for a therapist when resuming in-person sessions.
4) Identify two exceptions patients might cite as grounds for being unvaccinated that might raise possible liability if the therapist asks further questions.

Contributors

Bradley J. Muldrow, Esq., CAMFT Staff Attorney

As a CAMFT staff attorney, Bradley J. Muldrow, Esq. takes member phone calls regarding law and ethics issues and contributes articles on those subjects to CAMFT's publication, the Therapist. Prior to joining CAMFT’s legal team, Brad worked on litigation and regulatory matters as an attorney for San Diego Gas & Electric Company.

Since becoming an attorney, Brad has given law and ethics presentations to attorneys and judges as a member of the J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court. He has also served as a board member for the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation, a San Diego-based nonprofit.
Kristin W. Roscoe, Esq., CAMFT Staff Attorney

Kristin W. Roscoe takes CAMFT member phone calls regarding law and ethics issues and contributes articles on those subjects to CAMFT's publication, the Therapist. Prior to joining CAMFT’s legal team in 2019, Kristin represented healthcare professionals and hospitals in medical malpractice litigation at La Follette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames. Since entering the legal profession, Kristin has worked in various capacities presenting to and advocating on behalf of her clients both in and outside of the courtroom. Kristin received her B.A. from The College of Wooster in 2006 and graduated from The American University Washington College of Law with her J.D. in 2012.

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Contributors

Bradley J. Muldrow, Esq., CAMFT Staff Attorney

Kristin W. Roscoe, Esq., CAMFT Staff Attorney