That's what I thought. You don't know how your state handles these cases but you said as if you knew for a fact that reports from professionals about their colleagues behaviors are "NOT" dismissed. In reality you don't really know that.

[QUOTE=AllHeart;5744663 Apparently my state recognizes not every situation is a black and white 2-piece puzzle?? [/QUOTE]

What makes it apparent? Do you know of any specific cases when your state board recognized some situation as not a black and white 2-piece puzzle?

Again, you are making unsubstantiated claims and by saying "apparently" you are asserting that your claims are facts even though you don't have evidence to back them up.

The reason I am harping on this and on all issues that have to do with professional laws and ethics is not because I want to be argumentative but because I see a great deal of confusion about these issues on this board. People confuse facts with their beliefs and their wishes. Just because you or somebody else believe that things should work in the certain way doesn't mean they do. if you don't have first hand knowledge/experience in the area of psychotherapy laws and ethics it'd be wise and responsible just to say that you don't know instead of presenting unverified information as facts because you'd like it to be that way.

I don't mean to lecture you but I do hate when people get misinformed, misled and when they misinform and mislead others because they speculate instead of doing research and fact-checking and because it's difficult for them to say "I don't know". There is a great deal of misinformation being circulated on this forum and it harms people instead of helping them. Let's all be responsible as to what we claim here.

Apart from that, I'd suggest anyone who hangs out here not to rely on any information posted on any forum. Please, do your own research, contact the agencies that deal with professional legal and ethical issues, contact attorneys and professional organizations. Don't just assume that things work in the certain way because you believe so or because you want them to.