Texas psychologist disciplinary actions, August 2013

December 2, 2013

On August 15, 2013, the Texas Board of Examiners of Psychologists took the following disciplinary actions:

• Ordered psychologist Susan Gifford to pay an administrative penalty and obtain additional continuing education. Gifford advertised and unlicensed individual as a psychologist on her website.

• Ordered psychologist James Goggin to pay an administrative penalty and obtain additional continuing education for failure to utilize business practices in a manner that safeguards the privacy and confidentiality of patients and clients.

• Ordered psychologist Karen Gollaher to pay an administrative penalty and obtain additional continuing education for failure to report an administrative action against her to the Board.

• Ordered school psychologist Dana Griffin to pay and administrative penalty and obtain additional continuing education for providing psychological services outside of the public school setting.

• Ordered psychologist Edward Reitman to pay an administrative penalty for having given visitation recommendations without conducting a proper evaluation.