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The California Board of Behavioral Sciences Seeks Biased Opinions from its Retained Experts

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Martin H. Williams, Ph.D.

I recently testified on behalf of the respondent in a Board of Behavioral Science (BBS) case. The BBS regulates California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social workers. At the administrative hearing, I discovered something shocking about the … Continue reading →

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Therapist-Patient Sex Twenty Years Later: A View From The Courtroom

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Martin H. Williams, Ph.D.

Twenty or so years have passed since therapist-patient sex came squarely to the attention of the psychotherapy professions. In 1986, Kenneth Pope and Jacqueline Bouhoutsos published their book, “Sexual Intimacy Between Therapists and Patients” (Praeger). The publication of this book … Continue reading →

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