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| an MFT is permitted to break confidentiality when a client's mental or emotional state is such that this person presents a danger to self or others, or the property of others |
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| Involuntary hospitalization is permissible when a clients mental or physical state causes them to be an imminent state of danger to themselves or others. Only an MD is allowed to hospitalize a client |
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| Tarasoff= Civil Code 43.92 |
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| An MFT must use reasonable care to protect and warn third parties who have been identified as possible victims of a serious threat to harm them. A serious threat is a threat that is real and immanent. The third party must be unaware of the threat. |
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| anyone who is employed by a physician or a licensed health clinic or facility and provides direct medical care to clients, MUST report spousal abuse. Not required by MFT unless employed in one of the listed settings |
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| Mandated breaches of confidentiality |
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| tarasoff, child abuse, dependent abuse, elder abuse, court order |
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| evidence code 1024, with a release form signed by the client |
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| Permitted breaches of confidentiality |
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| Must report elder and dependent abuse immediately by phone, and in writing within two working days or when it has been directly reported by the clients |
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| Must be reported immediately by phone and in writing within 36 hours |
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| Obtain: informed consent, complete client history, written releases to talk to anyone with helpful info, evaluate the clients perturbation & level of hope, eval level of functioning, refer to and consult with other professionals, utilize knowledge of risk factors for high risk populations, apply legal and ethical standards of care, use interventions that are appropriate to the level of crisis |
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| Clinical standard of care |
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| reasonable and prudent judgement, assessing, immediacy of risk, level of agitation, level of hope/hopelessness, presence of suicidal intent, degree of lethality of that intent. |
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| Reports by clients over age 18 about child abuse that happened when they were a minor is not reportable unless the alleged perp is still in contact with the children. If abuse takes place out of state the MFT must report to their state, and not to the other state because that is a breech of confidentiality |
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| 12 years and younger (Sex) |
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| when 12 and under...all sex is reportable. |
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13 years (sex)
When 13 y/o you can have sex with someone your same age, but not above or below your age without it being reportable. |
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| a 14 y/o can have sex with someone their own age or above but cannot have sex with anyone below their age |
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under 16, having sex with anyone 21 years or older is reportable
rule: is one is able to drink the other should be able to drive (legally) |
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| sex as well as lewd and lascivious are reportable when having sex with someone 10 years or older |
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| treatment of minors w/o parental consent Family Code 69.24 |
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| minors 12 y/o or older, and the minor is mature enough to participate in counseling, and w/o such counseling the minor would present a danger of serious physical or mental health to him/ herself or others, or the minor has been the alleged victim of sexual/child abuse |
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| the court may enter an order restraining the person receiving custody from removing the child from the state pending notice and a hearing on the order seeking or modifying custody |
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| best interest of the children |
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In awarding custody, the court considers the following:
health, safety, and welfare of the child, any history of child or spousal abuse by those seeking custody, the nature and amount of contact with both parents, |
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