State of California Investigates Dr. Phil
Complaint alleges TV doctor is practicing clinical psychology without a license.
Dr. Phil McGrawA complaint has been filed against Dr. Phil with the California Board of Psychology.
The complaint reportedly accuses Dr. Phil McGraw of practicing without a license when he visited Britney Spears at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after her meltdown earlier this month, according to TMZ.com.
Dr. Phil is also accused of violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The complaint alleges Dr. Phil practiced clinical psychology without a license and further violated doctor-patient privilege by discussing the pop star’s case with the media.
Dr. Phil has never been licensed to practice in California, and he is no longer licensed in his home state of Texas.
McGraw failed to complete the conditions imposed as disciplinary sanctions by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists in 1989.
At that time a former therapy client had filed a complaint against him, claiming their relationship was inappropriate.
McGraw later admitted giving her a job but denied touching her.
Soon after he was officially reprimanded, McGraw closed his private practice.
Source, WENN
January 18th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
According to Brenda Shriff at the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists in Austin, Texas, 512-305-7700 Dr. Phil’s license has been on “inactive” status for nearly 20 years. His license status was last listed as “inactive” and he “May Not provide psychological service.” Dr. Phil has NEVER had an active license for any time he was on television. His failure to resolve a complaint against a patient who alleged he violated the “dual role” provision of professional ethics. She began as a client. He wanted to sleep with her, which was against professional ethics. So he fired her as a patient, hired her as a secretary and had his way. I presume she wanted another promotion, from secretary to wife. He said no, so he filed a complaint which cost him his license, No 22041. Write the state and ask for the full record. Since he never resolved it, he cannot join the American Psychological Association or any other national professional organization. Oprah’s favorite psychologist lost his license for the equivalent of sex abuse with a patient. For a woman who claims to champion sex abuse victims everywhere, who admits to being violated by members of her own family, what whas she thinking introducing him to America? The real issue with Britney is not his professional license, but his professional ethics. If he could use the relationship to get over, he would. Check out Kathy Griffin’s latest rage when she did a Larry King roast. She says he was putting the moves on Jane Fonda by bragging his wife would be jealous at all the pawing he was doing. Dr. Phil is a master of “pop” psychology. That’s the one area of psychology where the nonsense you believe is the nonsense you want to her. Anything he said to Britney would be guaranteed to cause her MORE problems, not less. tg