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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790376103321

Autore

Woody Robert Henley

Titolo

Legal self-defense for mental health practitioners [[electronic resource] ] : quality care and risk management strategies / / Robert Henley Woody

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2013

ISBN

1-78539-299-9

0-8261-9566-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Disciplina

616.890068

Soggetti

Mental health personnel - Malpractice

Mental health personnel - Professional ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mental health practitioners under siege -- Social psychology of practitioner vulnerability: avoiding psychological errors -- Knowing the opposition -- A protective shield for professional services -- The practice context -- Business savvy: structuring and operating a mental health business -- Dealing with attorneys and the legal system -- Threatening and dangerous service users -- Appropriate defensiveness -- Avoiding ethical and licensing complaints and legal challenges.

Sommario/riassunto

At some point in their careers, mental health professionals may face legal action from clients. Clients may be non-compliant regarding policies agreed upon at the outset of therapeutic services, not adhere to an individualized treatment plan, be inappropriately aggressive, and file unjustified ethics and licensing complaints and/or lawsuits. Unfortunately, many mental health practitioners are not prepared for such actions and suffer great distress that affects their professional and personal lives. This practical text, written by an author who is both a psychologist and an attorney, demonstrate