Services:
Objective case consultation, medical-record review, and expert testimony on the mental health and clinical social work standard of care (LCSW, LMSW/MSW). Areas include the outpatient psychotherapy standard of care (clinical assessment and diagnosis, treatment planning and level of care, professional boundaries, informed consent, telehealth, documentation, and clinical supervision); inpatient psychiatric care and involuntary treatment (5150/5250/5260/5270, LPS conservatorship); psychiatric emergency and crisis assessment; and the standard of care in public/community (Medi-Cal) behavioral health. Available nationwide for plaintiff and defense.
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Qualifications:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #76279), California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Master of Social Work (MSW), San José State University. Over a decade of clinical mental health experience spanning outpatient psychotherapy, acute inpatient psychiatric care, psychiatric emergency settings, and the public/community mental health system. Available nationwide for both plaintiff and defense counsel.
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Experience:
More than ten years in acute locked inpatient psychiatric units and hospital emergency settings, treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and co-occurring substance use. Provided care for patients admitted on 72-hour involuntary holds (5150), including safety planning, complex discharge planning, and psychiatric crisis triage; testified at certification hearings (5250/5260/5270) on Danger to Self, Danger to Others, and Grave Disability; and coordinated LPS conservatorships (5350) with County Public Guardian offices. Owner of a private psychotherapy practice providing evidence-based individual therapy, including onsite psychotherapy on corporate campuses. Previously provided clinical supervision to BBS-registered associate social workers, with additional public/community mental health experience in county-funded and juvenile-justice programs serving Medi-Cal (Medicaid) and safety-net populations.
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Fees:
180
Categories:
Social Services , Mental Health Problems , Mental Illness , Social Work , Mental Health , Psychiatric Care Hospitals , Drug Rehabilitation
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