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This website is maintained for mental health professionals as a source of information about mental health law, specifically as it pertains to practice in California. It’s important to remember that this website focuses on California law, because much of the law that applies to mental health practice is state-specific. It is true that there are many similarities between the laws of the various states, but the details can be very different and make a world of difference in the practical application of the law. If you see an article on this website you think is interesting, that's great. But the articles are for general information purposes only and may or many not apply to your specific situation.
It is also a good idea to remember that law is a dynamic field and changes regularly. Statutes, regulations, and case law change, sometimes more rapidly than can be updated here. In addition, the real-world situations about which many people have questions are often more complicated than they realize. Because of this, it would be unwise to consider the information contained in these pages as legal counsel.
Also consider that other people, not solely myself, can sometimes post to this site, and because of this the information contained in it may be unreliable. Please please please do yourself a favor and consult an attorney for a real-world conversation. An ounce of prevention is often worth a few pounds of cure.
And a note about content: if you think the information on this website is useful and informative, that makes me very happy. If you would like to use the content or reproduce it somewhere, please contact me. I’ll try to respond to you as soon as possible. Please don’t use my materials without attribution, or use them as your own or on behalf of an organization. That’s not only intellectually dishonest, it’s also very uncool.
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This website is maintained for mental health professionals as a source of information about mental health law, specifically as it pertains to practice in California. It’s important to remember that this website focuses on California law, because much of the law that applies to mental health practice is state-specific. It is true that there are many similarities between the laws of the various states, but the details can be very different and make a world of difference in the practical application of the law. If you see an article on this website you think is interesting, that's great. But the articles are for general information purposes only and may or many not apply to your specific situation.
It is also a good idea to remember that law is a dynamic field and changes regularly. Statutes, regulations, and case law change, sometimes more rapidly than can be updated here. In addition, the real-world situations about which many people have questions are often more complicated than they realize. Because of this, it would be unwise to consider the information contained in these pages as legal counsel.
Also consider that other people, not solely myself, can sometimes post to this site, and because of this the information contained in it may be unreliable. Please please please do yourself a favor and consult an attorney for a real-world conversation. An ounce of prevention is often worth a few pounds of cure.
And a note about content: if you think the information on this website is useful and informative, that makes me very happy. If you would like to use the content or reproduce it somewhere, please contact me. I’ll try to respond to you as soon as possible. Please don’t use my materials without attribution, or use them as your own or on behalf of an organization. That’s not only intellectually dishonest, it’s also very uncool.
The psy and inverted scales logo on this website is custom and not for use or reproduction elsewhere.