Ström and Ström Consulting

I believe every health care professional should have access to competent reliable and affordable legal guidance. My legal practice is focused on providing expert legal guidance to health care professionals, with a specific expertise in providing legal services to mental health professionals. I will help you understand how best to minimize your liability and risk, letting you focus on your primary concern - your clients.

I offer a full range of professional legal services including:

• Continuing education training for licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed mental health counselors, licensed social workers, and Chemical Dependency Professionals. This training satisfies the Washington State requirement for continuing education in professional ethics and law.
• Preparation of legal documents for your practice including releases of information, scope of care agreements, mandatory disclosures, informed consent forms, and supervision agreements.
• Helping you prepare a Professional Will for your practice.
• Review and interpretation of non-compete and outside employment agreements.
• HIPAA compliance counseling, documentation, and confidential record maintenance guidance.
• Counsel and guidance with respect to your professional legal privilege and maintenance of your client's confidentiality.
• Advice on mandatory reporting laws.
• Strategy development to protect your practice through the documentation of the standard of care for innovative, non-traditional, and non-empirical treatment modalities.
• Professional ethics guidance.
• Advice and representation before professional boards and administrative hearings.
• Guidance regarding scope of practice and State credentialing.