Thomas L. Hartsell, Barton E. Bernstein

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

A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Now fully revised and in a second edition, The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals suggests solutions to the simple and complex ethical questions mental health professionals must deal with on a daily basis. This indispensable guide arms you with the expert knowledge you need to avoid an ethical violation?or to handle the situation if a complaint is filed. Web copy, 5/14/08, RH

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470288290
• Artikelnr.: 37291308

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. Together, the authors wrote the first edition of this book and its two companion volumes, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Second Edition and The Portable Guide to Testifying in Court for Mental Health Professionals, both published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Client Issues. 1.
Alternative Treatment Methods. 2. Boundary Violations. 3. Confidentiality.
4. Dangerous Clients. 5. Discrimination. 6. False and Misleading
Statements. 7. Informed Consent. 8. Interviewing. 9. Prohibited Clients.
10. Risky Clients. 11. Repressed and Recovered Memory. 12. Sexual
Misconduct. 13. Terminating Therapy. Part II: Ethics Codes and Licensing.
14. Areas of Ethical Complaints. 15. Ethics Codes as Evidence. 16.
Licensing Board Procedures. 17. Office of Civil Rights. 18. Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services. 19. Reporting Statutes and Obligations.
Part III: Practice Considerations. 20. Billing. 21. Establishing a
Practice. 22. Closing or Interrupting a Practice. 23. Kickbacks, Bartering,
Fees, and Gifts. 24. Malpractice Insurance. 25. Record Keeping. Part IV:
Professional Issues. 26. Drug and Alcohol Use, Impairment. 27. Duty to
Warn. 28. Interprofessional Issues. 29. Professional Vulnerability. 30.
Supervision. Part V: Special Therapy Considerations. 31. Forensic
Evaluation. 32. Group Therapy. 33. Don't Do Dumb Stuff. Epilogue: Ethics in
the Twenty-First Century. Appendix A: Mental Health Professional
Organizations. Appendix B: Allied Healthcare Providers Professional and
Supplemental Liability Insurance Policy. Appendix C: Social Workers
Professional Liability Claims-Made Policy. Appendix D: Sample Jurisprudence
Exam Questions. References and Reading Material. Index.