Legal issues in social work, counseling, and mental health : guidelines for clinical practice in psychotherapy / Robert G. Madden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madden, Robert G.

Series:

Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ; v. 37.

Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ; 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health personnel--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Psychotherapists--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Social workers--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 281 p.).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Legal Issues in Social Work, Counseling, and Mental Health presents clearly and comprehensively what mental health and other direct practice professionals in America need to know to respond to the legal issues that surround practice.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Society, the Law, and Mental Health Practice; Chapter 2 - Standardization of Practice Policies and Procedures; Chapter 3 - Disclosure of Confidential Information; Chapter 4 - The Standard of Care and Practice Issues; Chapter 5 - Legal and Clinical Standards: Determining ""Reasonable Care""; Chapter 6 - Interactions with the Legal System; Chapter 7 - Knowledge for Practice: Common Legal Problems for Clients; Afterword; References; Legal References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.

ISBN:

9781322417639

1322417636

9780761912323

0761912320

9781452251004

1452251002

OCLC:

918558786