The Duty to Protect

by Werth, James L.

• ISBN13: 9781433804120
• ISBN10: 1433804123
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

"This comprehensive resource will assist mental health providers in understanding their options and obligations and thereby improving the care they provide in some of the most stressful and potentially dangerous situations they face."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the duty to protect	p. 3
A review of duty-to-protect statutes, cases, and procedures for positive practice	p. 9
The duty to protect and the ethical standards of professional organizations	p. 29
International ethics codes and the duty to protect	p. 41
Protecting others from homicide and serious harm	p. 61
Risk assessment and the duty to protect in cases involving intimate partner violence	p. 79
Working with the stalking offender : considerations for risk assessment and intervention	p. 95
Threats against public officials : considerations for risk assessment, reporting, and intervention	p. 111
Driving and operating other equipment : legal and ethical issues	p. 127
The duty to protect : mental health practitioners and communicable diseases	p. 141
The duty to protect suicidal clients : ethical, legal, and professional considerations	p. 163
Strategies for responding to self-injury : when does the duty to protect apply?	p. 181
End-of-life decisions and the duty to protect	p. 195
Self-care in the context of threats of violence or self-harm from clients	p. 211
Emerging issues in the duty to protect	p. 229
Practice and policy responses to the duty to protect	p. 249
Author index	p. 263
Subject index	p. 271
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