The Board subsequently determined that probable cause existed with regard to a possible failure to provide proper separation between termination of therapy and the initiation of employment.
The Board instituted formal proceedings in accordance with the procedures specified for adjudicatory actions under the Texas Administrative Procedures and Texas Register Act Article a, and formal notice was given to the licensee in accordance therewith. It is now the expressed desire of the licensee to waive a formal adjudicatory hearing before the Board, in accordance with the Texas Administrative procedures and Texas Register Act, and to enter into the following finding of facts, conclusions of law, and order of the Board:.
Phillip C. McGraw, the licensee, is a psychologist certified and licensed by this Board to practice psychology in the state of Texas and is, therefore, subject to the jurisdiction of this Board under Article c, V. McGraw on or about June, , and continued through August of That licensee and complainant had an ongoing therapeutic relationship followed closely by a business relationship in the form of part-time temporary employment.
The licensee, having voluntarily received a license from the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists is bound by the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Board. That the therapeutic and business relationships which developed between the licensee and the complainant was an inappropriate dual relationship constituting a violation of Ethical Principle 6 a.
Receive a public letter of reprimand from the Board of Examiners of psychologists over the signature of the Board Chairman. Have his practice of psychology supervised by a psychologist under the following Board supervision guidelines:. A satisfactory final report concerning his practice will be filed which the Board must affirmatively accept as satisfying the requirement of supervision; and. Within twelve months from the date of entry of this Order the licensee shall enroll in a professional ethics course taken in a regionally accredited educational institution and approved, in advance, by the Board.
First sitting shall be at the first Board administration of the examination following completion of the professional ethics course described in Section III above. Of course, next time they may want to hire a real psychiatrist instead of trying to have their Pop star treated by a Pop psychologist. Notably, Dr. This is not the first time that Dr. Phil has been in trouble on ethics. McGraw gave up his license in Texas before he completed disciplined measure meted out by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists in He was accused by a former therapy client of having an improper relationship with her.
McGraw gave her a job but denied improper physical contact. He was nevertheless found guilty of violating professional rules and officially reprimanded. He then closed his practice completing the specific punishments. It is difficult to get the full story on this earlier allegation.
The act of visiting a hospital is clearly different from the show itself since it was not filmed or done for public consumption.
For McGraw, however, he might have to admit that he did not care a wink about Spears and was doing this despite the understanding of the family solely for ratings. Notably, unless there are criminal charges, it is unclear that the Board has any jurisdiction to punish McGraw even if he were found in violation. Ironically, if he caused harm to Spears, he could be sued in tort. Under the common law standard, even if you are not a doctor, you are held to the same professional standard if you hold yourself out as a doctor.
Obviously, McGraw is a trained but not licensed doctor. Once again, his saving grace is that Spears was already a car wreck and he merely came to gawk. For the full story, click here and here. Good question. Phil is not a mental health professional, but he plays one on TV. He does have official training, but not an active license. Nahra , head of the privacy practice at law firm Wiley Rein in Washington, D. When you behave like a winner, you are a winner.
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