AbuseConsultants.com is currently under rapid development. We are doing everything possible to meet all legal and ethical standards. Please keep checking back as we expand and complete this site.

The following information / links are provided as required by ethical standards:

1. Suicidal and Crisis Resources and Emergency Numbers
2. Credentialing Information and License Verification of the clinical director, Kathy Broady, LCSW
• The Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners
3. Confidentiality and Limits of Confidentiality
   • HIPAA - Protection of Privacy
4. Descriptions of Services Offered by AbuseConsultants.com
5. Benefits of these Services
6. Risks of these Services
7. Additional Information about Online Clinical Services
   • International Society for Mental Health Online
     • Suggested Ethical Principals for Online Services
     • Myths and Realities of Clinical Online Work
   • ABC’s of Internet Therapy by Metanoia
8. Fees for Services
9. Funding of this site
• All of the funding resources for AbuseConsultants.com have been provided by the professionals working on this site.
10. Advertising Policy
    • There are no paid advertisements on this site.
11. Copyrights
    • All information on this site is the sole property of AbuseConsultants.com and cannot be copied, reproduced, or sold without first receiving expressed written permission of AbuseConsultants.com.
    • All clinical information and therapeutic responses that are parts of any medical record are considered to be the property of AbuseConsultants.com and cannot not be copied, reproduced, or sold in any manner.
    • The professionals at AbuseConsultants.com wish to maintain their privacy and restrict the usage of any copies or recordings made of any information / graphics / music provided on this site.
    • The professionals at AbuseConsultants.com wish to maintain their privacy and restrict the usage of any copies or recordings made of any information provided during any clinical or therapeutic exchanges.
12. Complaint Path
• The Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners
13. Referrals to other service providers:
• Psychology.com
• 1-800-THERAPIST
• Counseling Network
• The Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners
14. Other Alternatives to Online Services
    • Follow helpful suggestions provided throughout this site, i.e.: writing exercises, spending time with friends (online or in person), spend time with pets, gardening, self soothing exercises, surfing the websites provided in the library section, etc.
    • Use your local phone book or online resources to find an in-person therapist in your area.
    • Wait for now, and consider using online services at another time.
    • Use online services as extra support between in-person therapy sessions.
15. Medical Authority
    • Any medical or health advice provided and hosted on this site will only be given by medically trained and qualified professionals unless a clear statement is made that the advice offered is from a non-medically qualified individual or organisation.
16. Complimentary Information
    • The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.