Legal self-defense for mental health practitioners : quality care and risk management strategies / Robert Henley Woody.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woody, Robert Henley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health personnel--Malpractice.

Mental health personnel.

Mental health personnel--Professional ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At some point in their careers, mental health professionals may face legal action from clients. Clients may be non-compliant regarding policies agreed upon at the outset of therapeutic services, not adhere to an individualized treatment plan, be inappropriately aggressive, and file unjustified ethics and licensing complaints and/or lawsuits. Unfortunately, many mental health practitioners are not prepared for such actions and suffer great distress that affects their professional and personal lives. This practical text, written by an author who is both a psychologist and an attorney, demonstrate

Contents:

Mental health practitioners under siege

Social psychology of practitioner vulnerability: avoiding psychological errors

Knowing the opposition

A protective shield for professional services

The practice context

Business savvy: structuring and operating a mental health business

Dealing with attorneys and the legal system

Threatening and dangerous service users

Appropriate defensiveness

Avoiding ethical and licensing complaints and legal challenges.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78539-299-9

0-8261-9566-0

OCLC:

795707308