The Therapist January February 2021
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The Therapist January/February 2021

Professional Exchange

TELETHERAPY: “GOOD ENOUGH” THERAPY FOR A CRISIS…AND BEYOND!
Has the pandemic permanently changed the landscape of psychotherapy? Diane Schiano, PhD, LMFT, pairs up with CAMFT staff to report the findings of CAMFT’s 2020 COVID-19 Impact Survey.

UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL REACTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC
Kristi Kanel, PhD, LMFT, looks at the psychological, emotional, behavioral, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM A TEN YEAR JOURNEY OF ADVOCACY
Longtime CAMFT member and founder of Gerry Grossman Seminars, Gerry Grossman, LMFT, shares his journey of advocacy to help ensure a fairer standard for mandated reporting.

 

Legal Department Staff Articles

SECOND  CHANCE AT A  FIRST IMPRESSION 
CAMFT Staff Attorney Bradley J. Muldrow, JD, provides an overview of a new regulation that limits the BBS’s ability to deny associate applications based on criminal convictions and formal disciplinary actions from other licensing boards.

THE 21ST  CENTURY CURES  ACT   FINAL RULES
In this article, Ann  Tran-Lien, JD, provides a general overview of the two Final Rules issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as the next phase of the 21st Century Cures Act.

UNDERSTANDING MINOR CONSENT WITHIN DIFFERENT PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP STRUCTURES 
There are many complexities surrounding the consent laws for the treatment of minors. CAMFT Staff Attorney Luke Martin, MBA, JD, reviews the relevant legal terminology with examples, paying special attention to who is eligible to consent for a minor’s therapeutic services, while keeping the clinical perspective in mind.