LEADER 02860nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910461940703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-78539-299-9 010 $a0-8261-9566-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000205352 035 $a(EBL)943503 035 $a(OCoLC)795707308 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000678174 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12220333 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000678174 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10726952 035 $a(PQKB)11379844 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC943503 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL943503 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10571280 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL539535 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000205352 100 $a20120403d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLegal self-defense for mental health practitioners$b[electronic resource] $equality care and risk management strategies /$fRobert Henley Woody 210 $aNew York $cSpringer Pub. Co.$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (173 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8261-9565-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMental 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. 330 $aAt 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 606 $aMental health personnel$xMalpractice 606 $aMental health personnel$xProfessional ethics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMental health personnel$xMalpractice. 615 0$aMental health personnel$xProfessional ethics. 676 $a616.890068 700 $aWoody$b Robert Henley$0917162 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461940703321 996 $aLegal self-defense for mental health practitioners$92056153 997 $aUNINA