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The portable ethicist for mental health professionals : a complete guide to responsible practice : with HIPAA update / Thomas L. Hartsell, Jr. and Barton E. Bernstein.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hartsell, Thomas L., Jr. (Thomas Lee), 1955-
Contributor:
Bernstein, Barton E.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Mental health personnel--Professional ethics.
Mental health personnel.
Psychiatric ethics.
United States. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
United States.
Psychiatry--ethics.
Codes of Ethics.
Confidentiality.
Professional-Patient Relations--ethics.
Medical Subjects:
Psychiatry--ethics.
Codes of Ethics.
Confidentiality.
Professional-Patient Relations--ethics.
Physical Description:
xli, 533 pages ; 24 cm
Edition:
Second edition, fully revised.
Place of Publication:
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2008]
Summary:
Now fully revised and in a second edition, The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals identifies, discusses, and suggests solutions to both the simple and complex ethical questions mental health professionals must deal with on a daily basis.
Written by attorney and mediator Thomas Hartsell Jr. and social worker and attorney Barton Bernstein, 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.
This step-by-step guide offers helpful case studies and "ethical flash points" to alert you to warning signs and help you steer clear of ethically questionable situations. The new edition is fully revised with: New material on the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules integrated throughout the chapters, A new chapter on dealing with dangerous and problematic clients, A new chapter on avoiding complaints or malpractice suits by using dispute resolution alternatives such as mediation, conciliation, or arbitration, Coverage of key categories including confidentiality, sexual misconduct, false and misleading statements, drug and alcohol use, documentation, record keeping, closing a practice, and more, A listing of useful Internet addresses of the ethical codes for all the national mental health organizations and state licensing boards.
Even an unintended ethical breach can lead to personal and professional disaster. The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals, Second Edition helps you protect yourself, your future, and your practice-and lets you focus on the best interests of your clients.
Contents:
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
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
Billing
Establishing a practice
Closing or interrupting a practice
Kickbacks, bartering, fees, and gifts
Malpractice insurance
Record keeping
Drug and alcohol use, impairment
Duty to warn
Interprofessional issues
Professional vulnerability
Supervision
Forensic evaluation
Group therapy
Don't do dumb stuff
Epilogue: ethics in the twenty-first century.
Notes:
Bernstein's name appears first on the earlier ed.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-514) and index.
ISBN:
9780470140307
0470140305
OCLC:
180982680

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