The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals, with HIPAA Update A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice

by Hartsell, Thomas L.; Bernstein, Barton E.

• ISBN13: 9780470140307
• ISBN10: 0470140305
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Now fully revised and in a second edition, The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals suggests solutions to the simple and complex ethical questions mental health professionals must deal with on a daily basis. 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. Web copy, 5/14/08, RH

Author Biography

Thomas L. Hartsell Jr., JD, is an attorney and mediator in private practice in Dallas, Texas. He is a frequent workshop presenter on topics related to ethics, managed care, confidentiality, informed consent, abuse allegations, and other legal aspects of mental health practice.

Barton E. Bernstein, JD, LMSW, is an attorney in private practice in Dallas, Texas, and a Licensed Master Social Worker. He conducts workshops and seminars throughout the United States.

Together, the authors wrote the first edition of this book and its two companion volumes, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Second Edition and The Portable Guide to Testifying in Court for Mental Health Professionals, both published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxiii
Client Issues
Alternative Treatment Methods	p. 3
Boundary Violations	p. 21
Confidentiality	p. 33
Dangerous Clients	p. 55
Discrimination	p. 69
False and Misleading Statements	p. 81
Informed Consent	p. 97
Interviewing	p. 113
Prohibited Clients	p. 123
Risky Clients	p. 137
Repressed and Recovered Memory	p. 151
Sexual Misconduct	p. 163
Terminating Therapy	p. 177
Ethics Codes and Licensing
Areas of Ethical Complaints	p. 197
Ethics Codes as Evidence	p. 207
Licensing Board Procedures	p. 217
Office of Civil Rights	p. 231
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	p. 243
Reporting Statutes and Obligations	p. 253
Practice Considerations
Billing	p. 267
Establishing a Practice	p. 279
Closing or Interrupting a Practice	p. 299
Kickbacks, Bartering, Fees, and Gifts	p. 317
Malpractice Insurance	p. 331
Record Keeping	p. 347
Professional Issues
Drug and Alcohol Use, Impairment	p. 369
Duty to Warn	p. 381
Interprofessional Issues	p. 395
Professional Vulnerability	p. 403
Supervision	p. 413
Special Therapy Considerations
Forensic Evaluation	p. 435
Group Therapy	p. 453
Don't Do Dumb Stuff	p. 469
Epilogue: Ethics in the Twenty-First Century	p. 479
Mental Health Professional Organizations	p. 487
Allied Healthcare Providers Professional and Supplemental Liability Insurance Policy	p. 489
Social Workers Professional Liability Claims-Made Policy	p. 499
Sample Jurisprudence Exam Questions	p. 507
References and Reading Material	p. 511
Index	p. 515
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