Barbara Hamilton appeals the juvenile court's order declaring her 9-year old daughter J.F. to be a dependent child. Hamilton contends that the court erred in concluding that the counselor-patient privilege provided by RCW 18.19.180 does not apply in dependency proceedings, and by ordering the testimony of her counselors and the production of evidence from the clinic she attended. According to Hamilton, the State...
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