About the presenter
Bruce J. Spencer, MA, LMHC, LPCC, LMSW, NCC, has 36 years of experience as a provider and administrator of inpatient, outpatient and chemical dependency programs, including ten years of independent clinical practice. He has presented ethics seminars for 20 years and has written curricula for ethics and solution-focused treatment. Additionally, he has a doctorate in psychology and has ten years experience as an adjunct professor of psychology. He has published numerous articles about ethics and has presented over 100 day long seminars nationwide. Mr. Spencer is currently a Utilization Review clinician for Fairfax Psychiatric Hospital in Kirkland, WA.
Robert E. Smith, Attorney-at-Law, is of counsel with the Redmond, Washington law firm of Pacific NorthWest Law Group. He holds two degrees from the University of Washington, an undergraduate degree in Psychology in 1964, and a graduate law degree in 1966.
Many of his clients, including both individual practitioners and facilities, provide behavioral health care services. In addition to providing transactional business services, Mr. Smith deals daily with privacy and security issues. During the past few years, attorneys have begun using him as a consultant as to matters involving compulsory process and other methods of information access.
Mr. Smith's practice also includes general business law, estate administration and estate planning.
