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Legal Risk Management Plan

The AAMFT Legal and Risk Management Plan is a comprehensive consultation and advisory service designed specifically for marriage and family therapists.  The plan incorporates legal consultation, ethics advice, resource materials and insurance services to protect and inform you about how to maintain an ethical and legal practice.
Legal Consultation Information
	Legal Consultation Appointment - Clinical Members Only Schedule a FREE telephone legal consultation appointment
Legal Fact Sheets
	HIPAA Resources  - Members only
	How to Handle the Subpoena for Records: Understanding Privilege (2002) - Members only
	Incorporation vs. Partnerships - Members only
	Closing Your Practice - Members only
	Joint Custody and the Minor Client: Inpatient and Outpatient Therapy - Members only
	Minors in Therapy: Legal Issues - Members only
	AAMFT Approved Supervisors, Supervisors-in-Training, and their Responsibilities - Members only
	Legal Issues Surrounding False Memories - Members only
	Clients Record Retention (1998) - Members only
	The Hidden Issue of Informed Consent - Members only
	Sexual Attraction in the Therapeutic Relationship - Members only
	Technology Trap: Therapists Should Protect Themselves from HiTech Hijinks (1999) - Members only
	Let Your Fingers do the Walking to the Courthouse: Long Distance Liability (2000) - Members only
	Practicing Therapy Via the Internet - The Legal View (2002) - Members only
	Private Practice - Getting Started (2002) - Members only
	Duty to Report Child Abuse (2003) - Members only
	Using a "No Secrets" Policy When Treating a Couple or Family (2003) - Members only
	Keeping Clinical Records - Part I (2003) - Members only
	Keeping Clinical Records - Part II (2003) - Members only
	The Dangerous Patient and Confidentiality (2003) - Members only
	Selected Issues in Confidentiality (2004) - Members only
	Treating Children: Selected Legal and Ethical Issues (2004) - Members only
	Termination of Treatment (2004) - Members only
Comprehensive Professional Liability Insurance
	Click here for more information on the AAMFT professional liability insurance program
AAMFT Ethical Practice Information and Resources
	The AAMFT offers comprehensive ethics consultation and resources based on the AAMFT Code of Ethics.  Marriage and family therapists can obtain FREE informal ethical advisory opinions, plus training and resources to protect and inform you about how to maintain an ethical practice. Click Here to access these great resources today !