California Court Upholds Requirement That Therapists Report Patients Who Access Child Pornography
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 19, Number 01, May/June 2017 , pp.2-2(1)
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Abstract:
In Mathews v. Harris, 7 Cal. App.5th 334 (2017) an intermediate California Court of Appeals dealt comprehensively with a facial challenge to a California law that now requires certain individuals, including family therapists and clinical counselors, to report to law enforcement or child welfare agencies patients who disclose that they have developed, downloaded, streamed, or accessed child pornography through electronic or digital media.Keywords: Psychotherapist-patient privilege
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