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Using the law : practical decision making in mental health / Andrew B. Israel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Israel, Andrew B., 1958- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental health personnel--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Mental health personnel.
- Mental health laws--United States--Decision making.
- Mental health laws.
- Law and ethics.
- Genre:
- Law materials
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 pages)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- Every day mental health professionals are faced with making practice decisions involving cultural, ethical, moral, regional, personal, & legal considerations. 'Using the Law' shows readers how to resolve practice problems efficiently through a structured application of legal principles. Writing for various mental health professionals that face such complex decisions, Andrew B. Israel pulls from the codes of ethics of the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers, & the National Board of Certified Counselors. He presents a unified perspective that stresses the integration of the fundamental legal, ethical, cultural & pragmatic factors influencing practice. Written in a clear & direct style, this second edition has been thoroughly revised & updated.
- Contents:
- Introduction to law based decision making in the behavioral health professions
- Constructing a law based framework for professional decision making
- The duty to practice reasonably competently
- The duty to seek informed consent
- The duty to identify the primary client
- The duty to treat clients and co-workers with due process and equal protection
- The duty to maintain confidentiality
- Incorporating law, ethics, context, and pragmatism in decision making.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 10, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-778246-9
- 0-19-778245-0
- 0-19-778244-2
- 9780197782446
- OCLC:
- 1544748818
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