Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2014 12:00 am

Hearing slated for local counselor accused of misconduct

An area mental health counselor is facing scrutiny by the Iowa Board of Behavioral Science after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a client and then falsifying a document to conceal it from the board.

Amy Jo Murphy of Omaha has been scheduled for a disciplinary contested case hearing at 10 a.m. Feb. 5, 2015, at the Lucas State Office Building in Des Moines.

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Hearing slated for local counselor accused of misconduct