Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice

Name: Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice
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ISBN: 9780470140307

ISBN-10: 0470140305

ISBN-13: 9780470140307

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Thomas L. Hartsell, Barton E. Bernstein, Thomas L. Hartsell

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Everything professionals need to know to protect their practice against ethical violations and complaints is covered in this second edition of The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals. Written by two attorneys specializing in legal and ethical issues in mental health, this indispensable guide arms clinicians with the expert knowledge needed to avoid an ethical violation, or to handle the situation if a complaint is filed. Organized alphabetically for easy reference.

Book details

List price: $63.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.178
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Client Issues



Alternative Treatment Methods



Boundary Violations



Confidentiality



Dangerous Clients



Discrimination



False and Misleading Statements



Informed Consent



Interviewing



Prohibited Clients



Risky Clients



Repressed and Recovered Memory



Sexual Misconduct



Terminating Therapy



Ethics Codes and Licensing



Areas of Ethical Complaints



Ethics Codes as Evidence



Licensing Board Procedures



Office of Civil Rights



Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services



Reporting Statutes and Obligations



Practice Considerations



Billing



Establishing a Practice



Closing or Interrupting a Practice



Kickbacks, Bartering, Fees, and Gifts



Malpractice Insurance



Record Keeping



Professional Issues



Drug and Alcohol Use, Impairment



Duty to Warn



Interprofessional Issues



Professional Vulnerability



Supervision



Special Therapy Considerations



Forensic Evaluation



Group Therapy



Don't Do Dumb Stuff


Epilogue: Ethics in the Twenty-First Century



Mental Health Professional Organizations



Allied Healthcare Providers Professional and Supplemental Liability Insurance Policy



Social Workers Professional Liability Claims-Made Policy



Sample Jurisprudence Exam Questions


References and Reading Material


Index