Children, Ethics, and the Law

by Koocher, Gerald P.; Keith-Spiegel, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9780803247314
• ISBN10: 0803247311
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

Koocher and Keith-Spiegel introduce the reader to a variety of ethical and legal dilemmas that may arise for mental-health professionals working with children, adolescents, and their families. They offer advice on how to analyze problematic situations and arrive at appropriate decisions. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of more than 130 vignettes drawn from court decisions and actual clinical incidents. Covering such topics as counseling in schools, psychotherapy in private practice, research in university laboratories, and testifying in court, the authors address a broad spectrum of concerns for professionals who attend to the mental health needs of children. Gerald P. Koocher is chief psychologist at Boston's Children's Hospital and an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. He is editor of the journal Ethics and Behavior and coauthor, with John E. O'Malley, ofThe Damocles Syndrome: Psycho-social Consequences of Surviving Childhood Cancer.

Author Biography

Patricia C. Keith-Spiegel is Reed Voran Honors Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Ball State University. She collaborated with Koocher on an earlier work, Ethics in Psychology: Standards and Cases.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction And Basic Concepts	p. 1
Psychotherapy With Children	p. 21
Ethical Issues In the Psychological Assessment of Children	p. 47
Confidentiality And Clinical Competence In Serving Children and Families	p. 69
Research with Children Planning and Recruiting Participants	p. 89
Research with Children Risk Potential And Management	p. 125
Children And The Courts	p. 163
Epilogue: Rambo Meets Bambi Revisited	p. 193
Glossary: Major Case Law Decisions Cited	p. 197
References	p. 205
Table of Cases	p. 221
Subject Index	p. 223
Author Index	p. 227
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