(Download) "In Re Welfare Of Valerie A. Siegfried" by Division Two Court of Appeals of Washington * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: In Re Welfare Of Valerie A. Siegfried
- Author : Division Two Court of Appeals of Washington
- Release Date : January 22, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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Edna Siegfried appeals a trial court order terminating her parental relationship with her 8-year-old daughter, Valerie Siegfried. Two issues are presented for review: (1) whether the mother waived the psychologist-patient privilege by entering into an arrangement with a Child Protective Services caseworker, whereby the mother, who was then seeking assistance to improve her parental skills to avoid a threatened loss of custody of the child, would attend counseling sessions with a psychologist, who would communicate to the caseworker the observations resulting from the sessions and the mother's progress or lack thereof in mastering parental skills; and (2) whether clear, cogent, and convincing evidence supported the order terminating parental rights. We find no error in admission of the testimony of the psychologist because there was a waiver of the psychologist-patient privilege, and, after a review of the record, we affirm the termination order.