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9780803930810

Confronting Malpractice

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  • ISBN13:

    9780803930810

  • ISBN10:

    080393081X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1990-12-01
  • Publisher: Sage Pubns
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Summary

This compendium gives comprehensive information on current laws and policies affecting mental health professionals in the US. Areas of malpractice are examined and associated legal cases reviewed. The authors discuss the implications of the cases and the recommendations that have been proposed as a result of them; they conclude with their own recommendations on how to avoid malpractice charges.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Records Confidentiality Privacy
Defamation of Character Failure to Warn and Protect Failure to Take Precautions Against Suicide Sexual Contact with a Client Injury from Non-Traditional Therapy Diagnosis
Inadequate Termination/Abandonment
Transfer or Obtain Information and Informed Consent to Treat Illegal Detainment
Wrongful Release Undue Influence Negligent Supervision
Ethical Issues
Epilogue
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