Thomas L. Hartsell, Barton E. Bernstein

The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals (eBook, PDF)

An A-Z Guide to Protecting Your Clients, Your Practice, and Yourself

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Everything you need to legally safeguard your mental health practice Fully revised, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Third Edition identifies, explores, and presents solutions to both the simple and complex legal questions that mental health practices must deal with daily. Written by Thomas Hartsell Jr. and Barton Bernstein--attorneys and therapists specializing in legal issues concerning mental health--this essential guide arms professionals with the expert knowledge needed to avoid a legal violation, or to know how to handle a situation if a complaint is filed. With downloadable sample forms and contracts--including the new Informed Consent for Psychological Testing and Professional Limited Liability Member Agreement forms--this complete resource features step-by-step guidance, helpful case studies, and "legal light bulbs" to alert clinicians to warning signs and help them steer clear of legally questionable situations. New to the Third Edition: * Coverage of how to conduct business in a digital world, including how to handle confidentiality issues surrounding electronic health records and cloud computing, distance therapy, and maintaining a professional client-therapist relationship in a Facebook world * Vital information on a variety of associations' ethics guidelines * A look at the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act * Considerations for using or not using evidence-based treatments * New information on working with minors and dealing with homicidal clients Convenient and comprehensive, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Third Edition is the quick-reference resource that mental health professionals, graduate students, attorneys, and clients alike can rely on to make informed legal decisions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118420164
• Artikelnr.: 38402029

Autorenporträt

THOMAS L. HARTSELL Jr., JD, is an attorney and mediator in private practice in Dallas, Texas. He is a frequent workshop presenter on topics related to ethics, managed care, confidentiality, informed consent, abuse allegations, and other legal aspects of mental health practice. BARTON E. BERNSTEIN, JD, LMSW, is an attorney in private practice in Dallas, Texas, and a Licensed Master Social Worker. He conducts workshops and seminars throughout the United States.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION ONE: CLINICAL RECORDS: PROTECTED OR NOT Chapter 01 Clinical Notes
Chapter 02 Consent Forms Chapter 03 Correcting Errors Chapter 04 Discharge
or Termination Chapter 05 Electronic Records Chapter 06 Intake and Consent
Forms Chapter 07 Maintaining Records Chapter 08 Treatment Plans & Client
Access To Records SECTION TWO: CONFIDENTIALITY Chapter 09 Couples, Family,
and Group Therapy Chapter 10 Insider Information Chapter 11 Third-Party
Payers SECTION THREE: CONTRACTS Chapter 12 Capitation Agreements Chapter 13
"Gag Rules" Chapter 14 Office Leases SECTION FOUR: FEES Chapter 15 Setting
Fees Chapter 16 Sliding Fee Scales Chapter 17 Recovering Unpaid Fees
SECTION FIVE: FORENSIC ISSUES Chapter 18 Abuse Allegations Chapter 19 Child
Custody and Consent-to-Treat Issues Chapter 20 Children as Witnesses
Chapter 21 Expert Witness Chapter 22 Forensic Evaluation Chapter 23
Involuntary Commitment Chapter 24 Threats of Violence SECTION SIX: PRACTICE
MODELS Chapter 25 Groups Chapter 26 Partnerships Chapter 27 Solo
Practitioner: Incorporate or Not? SECTION SEVEN: HOW TO AVOID MALPRACTICE
CHARGES Chapter 28 Acts of Commission Chapter 29 Acts of Omission Chapter
30 What to Do If You Get Sued SECTION EIGHT: MANAGED CARE Chapter 31
Confidentiality Issues Chapter 32 Duty to Appeal SECTION NINE: TEAMWORK
Chapter 33 Legal Aspects of Delegating Chapter 34 Supervisor/Supervisee
Responsibilities SECTION TEN: Unusual Practices Chapter 35 Geriatric
Practice Chapter 36 Nontraditional and Exotic Therapies Chapter 37 Internet
Therapy Chapter 38 Social Media SECTION ELEVEN: Federal Regulations Chapter
39 Introduction and Overview Chapter 40 Privacy Rule Chapter 41 Personal
Representatives Chapter 42 Business Associate Contracts Chapter 43 Uses &
Disclosures For Treatment, Payment & Health Care Operations Chapter 44
Disclosures For Public Health Activities & Workers Compensation Chapter 45
Marketing & Research Chapter 46 Notice Of Privacy Practices For Protected
Health Information Chapter 47 Restrictions On Government Access To Health
Information Chapter 48 Security Rule Chapter 49 HITECH Act Appendix A
Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix
H Appendix I Appendix J