Legal issues in social work, counseling, and mental health : guidelines for clinical practice in psychotherapy

Legal issues in social work, counseling, and mental health : guidelines for clinical practice in psychotherapy / Robert G. Madden.

"Legal issues in Social Work, Counseling, and Mental Health presents clearly and comprehensively what mental health and other direct practice professionals need to know to respond to the legal issues that surround practice. This volume covers a wide range of topics including providing testimony...

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Main Author: Madden, Robert G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1998.
Series:Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ; v. 37.
Subjects:
Mental health personnel > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Psychotherapists > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Social workers > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Mental health personnel > Legal status, laws, etc.
Psychotherapists > Legal status, laws, etc.
Social workers > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Society, the law, and mental health practice
  • Standardization of practice policies and procedures
  • Disclosure of confidential information
  • The standard of care and practice issues
  • Legal and clinical standards : determining "reasonable care"
  • Interactions with the legal system
  • Knowledge for practice : common legal problems for clients.

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