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[The following was placed on the Public Register on March 6, 2013]
The Inquires Reports and Complaints Committee referred the following specified allegation to the Discipline Committee:
Dr. Richard Marlin committed an act of professional misconduct in that the
governing body of a health profession in a jurisdiction other than Ontario has
found that Dr. Marlin committed an act of professional misconduct that would be
an act of professional misconduct as defined in the regulations, as per s.51(1)(b)
of the Health Professional Procedural Code, being Schedule 2 to the Regulated
Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18.
Specifically, the Hearing Tribunal of the College of Alberta Psychologists found that Dr. Marlin:
(i) Conducted a psychometric test with a client when the client was averse to doing so;
(ii) Wrote to the client’s other care providers without having clear consent from the client to do so;
(iii) Limited access to the client’s family physician and other specialists, contrary to the client’s choice;
(iv) Failed to create a relationship in which the respect and dignity of the client was maintained;
(v) Conducted a psychometric test when the client was under duress/emotional stress; and,
(vi) Failed to ensure that there were sufficient professional attendances directly with the client when the pre-existing history and conditions of the client mandated a higher level of interaction than once per month.
A hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Atchison & Denman Court Reporting Services, 155 University Avenue, Suite 302, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3B7.