Keeping up the good work : a practitioner's guide to mental health ethics / Leonard J. Haas, John L. Malouf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haas, Leonard J.

Contributor:

Malouf, John L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health personnel--Professional ethics.

Mental health personnel.

Psychiatric ethics.

Ethics, Professional.

Mental Health Services--standards.

Professional-Patient Relations.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics, Professional.

Mental Health Services--standards.

Professional-Patient Relations.

Physical Description:

xi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Sarasota, Fla. : Professional Resource Press, [1995]

Contents:

The nature of professional ethics

A framework for ethical decision making

Competence in clinical practice

Privacy, confidentiality, and privilege in psychotherapeutic communications

Informed consent

Dual relationships: avoiding exploitation and maintaining appropriate boundaries

Paternalism: exercising power judiciously and promoting client autonomy

Loyalty conflicts: balancing professional and organizational demands

Relationships with professional colleagues

Ethical issues in record keeping

The financial side of practice: billing, collecting, and other money matters

Public statements: advertising, media appearances, and workshops

Psychological testing and assessment devices

Forensic mental health: practitioners in the courtroom

Clinical research in real-life practice

Professional renewal: avoiding "practitioner decay"

Appendix A. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Code of Ethics

Appendix B. American Psychiatric Association, The principles of medical ethics with annotations especially applicable to psychiatry

Appendix C. American Psychological Association, Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct

Appendix D. National Association of Social Workers, Code of ethics

Appendix E. An illustrative informed consent statement used in an outpatient practice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-272) and index.

ISBN:

1568870124

OCLC:

31814923