The 2016 Washington State Supreme Court decision Volk v. DeMeerleer expanded the health care provider’s duty to warn potential victims of a patient’s violence. This workgroup recommended clinical best practices for providers caring for patients who may exhibit homicidal ideation. The workgroup met from January 2019 to January 2020 and recommendations were adopted in January 2020.
Previous Meeting Materials
Workgroup Members
| Member | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Moore, MD (chair) | Associate Chief Medical Director | CHI Franciscan |
| G. Andrew Benjamin, JD, PhD, ABPP | Clinical Psychologist, Affiliate Professor of Law | University of Washington |
| Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH | Professor | Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Harborview Medical Center |
| Jaclyn Greenberg, JD, LLM | Policy Director, Legal Affairs | Washington State Hospital Association |
| Laura Groshong, LICSW | Private Practitioner | Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work |
| Ian Harrel, MSW | Chief Operating Officer | Behavioral Health Resources |
| Marianne Marlow, MA, LMHC | Member | Washington Mental Health Counseling Association |
| Neetha Mony | State Suicide Prevention Plan Program Manager, Injury & Violence Prevention, Prevention and Community Health | Washington State Department of Health |
| Kelli Nomura, MBA | Behavioral Health Administrator | King County |
| Mary Ellen O’Keefe, ARNP, MN, MBA | Clinical Nurse Specialist – Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing; President Elect | Association of Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners |
| Jennifer Piel, MD, JD | Psychiatrist | Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington |
| Jeffrey Sung, MD | Member | Washington State Psychiatric Association |
| Samantha Slaughter, PsyD | Member | WA State Psychological Association |
| Adrian Tillery | Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Services | |
| Amanda Ibaraki Stine, LMFTA | Member | Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapists |