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