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Maryland Professional Boards think they can keep the public safe

Margaret Ehrlich, Community Contributor

Lynette's Law biggest oppositions are the professional boards in Maryland.  They think they can keep the public safe from professionals.  But, can they really?  Check out some of their disciplinary actions:  Board of Psych http://dhmh.maryland.gov/psych/SitePages/disciplinarya.aspx

Board of Social Workers:  http://dhmh.maryland.gov/bswe/SitePages/PublicOrders.aspx

Board of Counselors/therapists:  http://dhmh.maryland.gov/bopc/SitePages/publicorder2011topresent.aspx

This is just to name a few of the professional boards in Maryland.  They allow some of these people to keep practicing, to practice without license, and to abuse their clients.  Do you think they can keep the public safe?  I don't.  We need Lynette's Law to pass and that will keep the public safe, when all of these professionals are behind bars where they need to be.  
Check out what some of them testified against during Lynettes Law:  

Richard Hann HB60 Rant Sadly Opposes Lynette's Law


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuX5w5FU1TE


Delegate Cluster Searches for Truth from the Board

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5uDyB8uk54

Tracey DeShields... magician, not mathematician

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzUmJLF6axs

This is the opposition part of the 2014 HB33 hearing for Lynette's Law (the criminal portion of Lynette's Law for therapy sex abuse). Apparently, this lobbyist, Julia Pitcher, has no clue that the field 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElwYIT1T68g

What the board really thinks about therapist abuse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEZEsA5PMkQ

Inconsistencies of the board regarding 

authority

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SubROV8fu6g

Lynette's Law HB56 Hearing - Board Gets Knocked Around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcpzHnFaQ8Y

Do you think these people should be deciding what happens to people who abuse others?  Do you think they should be able to decide what happens when someone is sexually exploited by a professional?  

Check out what broken boundaries are:  http://www.lynetteslaw4maryland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/BrokenBoundaries.pdf

Support Lynette's Law and help pass HB33 by calling your senate.  Get them to make this a crime.

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