Featuring: - How the church should think about Abuse from a legal perspective - recommendations for consent forms - steps to further understand your states reporting laws - Updates on Legal issues and gender - A case study of Church law suite Organizations: - Church Law and Tax Report - Christian Legal Society - Alliance Defending Freedom - Center for Law and Religious Freedom Further Resources: Counseling and the Courts – Deborah Dewart (2014 ACBC Annual Conference)https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/counseling-and-the-courts-deborah-dewart-breakout-session-3/ Church Discipline and the Law – Deborah Dewart (2014 ACBC Annual Conference)https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/church-discipline-and-the-law-deborah-dewart-breakout-session-5/ Legal Protections and Marriage Counseling – Deborah Dewart (2015 ACBC Annual Conference)https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/legal-protections-and-marriage-counseling-deborah-dewart/ Talk: Avoiding Legal Conflicts With Your Counselees - Deborah Dewart (2017 ACBC Annual Conference)https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/acbcdigitalresources/resources/2017+Annual+Conference+Audio/Breakout+Sessions/Breakout+%232+Conflict/Avoiding+Legal+Conflict+with+your+Counelees.mp3 Notes: Avoiding Legal Conflicts With Your Counselees - Deborah Dewart (2017 ACBC Annual Conference) https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/acbcdigitalresources/resources/2017+Breakout+Session+Notes/Breakout+Session+%234/Avoiding-Legal-Conflicts-with-your-Counselees-Deborah-Dewart.pdf Legal Issues and Abuse Risks and Responsibilities – Deborah Dewart (2018 ACBC AnnualConference) https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/deborah-dewart-legal-issues-and-abuse-risks-and-responsibilities/

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