CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Privileges
......Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
.........Authority
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Patient may refuse to permit disclosure of confidential communications between self and psychotherapist.

Psychotherapist defined for purposes of privilege.

Educational psychologist treated as psychotherapist.

Patient defined for purposes of psychotherapist-patient privilege.

Psychotherapist must claim privilege.

There can be no psychotherapist-patient privilege or right to privacy based thereon, constitutional or otherwise, if there is no psychotherapist.

Purpose of privilege not to prevent use of statements against patient in court, but to facilitate treatment.