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Social work malpractice and liability : strategies for prevention / Frederic G. Reamer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reamer, Frederic G., 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social workers--Malpractice--United States.
- Social workers.
- Social workers--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Social workers--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Social workers--Legal status, laws, etc--U.S. states.
- Social workers--Malpractice.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 310 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- Long regarded as the standard text for classroom use and an invaluable reference for agency administrators, social work supervisors, line clinicians, and private practitioners, Social Work Malpractice and Liability has now been updated to include new material on the revised NASW Code of Ethics, recent court decisions related to social work malpractice and liability, boundary issues and dual relationships, and how social workers can conduct an "ethics audit" in the workplace. After introducing the concepts of negligence, malpractice, and liability, Frederic Reamer turns to the subject of risk management. Using recent cases, he describes a wide variety of problems related to privacy and confidentiality, improper treatment and delivery of services, impaired practitioners, supervision, consultation and referral, fraud and deception, and termination of service, concluding with practical suggestions for social workers named as defendants in lawsuits.
- Contents:
- 1. Professional Malpractice and Liability: An Overview 1
- 2. Confidentiality and Privacy 23
- 3. Service Delivery: Improper Treatment 77
- 4. Service Delivery: Impaired Social Workers 132
- 5. Supervision: Clients and Staff 165
- 6. Consultation, Referral, and Records 188
- 7. Deception and Fraud 209
- 8. Termination of Service 234
- 9. Concluding Observations: The Social Worker in the Courtroom 247.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-298) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231127200
- 0231127219
- OCLC:
- 50494714
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