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Arcadia Doctor Sentenced to Jail Time for Sexually Exploiting Patients

Filed under: psychiatric counseling

Dr. Steve Leong was also sentenced to 30 days of Caltrans work and psychiatric counseling. He was sentenced immediately following his plea of no contest to four misdemeanor counts of false imprisonment and four counts of sexual exploitation of a …
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Should Washington be next state to ban 'gay conversion' therapy?

Filed under: psychiatric counseling

In 1998, the American Psychological Association stated its position opposing any psychiatric treatment, such as reparative or conversion therapy, which assumes homosexuality is a mental disorder and a patient should strive to change their sexual …
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Push to Keep NY's Teens Out of Adult Court

Filed under: psychiatric counseling

Family court sentences can also order counseling for teens or placement in facilities other than jails, like residential treatment centers. Importantly …. “We are criminalizing in the adult court a lot of kids who have mental health issues,” he says …
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