The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z Guide to Protecting Your Clients, Your Practice, and Yourself
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Everything you need to legally safeguard your mental health practice
Fully revised, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Third Edition identifies, explores, and presents solutions to both the simple and complex legal questions that mental health practices must deal with daily. Written by Thomas Hartsell Jr. and Barton Bernstein―attorneys and therapists specializing in legal issues concerning mental health―this essential guide arms professionals with the expert knowledge needed to avoid a legal violation, or to know how to handle a situation if a complaint is filed.
With downloadable sample forms and contracts―including the new Informed Consent for Psychological Testing and Professional Limited Liability Member Agreement forms―this complete resource features step-by-step guidance, helpful case studies, and “legal light bulbs” to alert clinicians to warning signs and help them steer clear of legally questionable situations.
New to the Third Edition:
Coverage of how to conduct business in a digital world, including how to handle confidentiality issues surrounding electronic health records and cloud computing, distance therapy, and maintaining a professional client-therapist relationship in a Facebook worldVital information on a variety of associations’ ethics guidelinesA look at the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) ActConsiderations for using or not using evidence-based treatmentsNew information on working with minors and dealing with homicidal clients
Convenient and comprehensive, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Third Edition is the quick-reference resource that mental health professionals, graduate students, attorneys, and clients alike can rely on to make informed legal decisions.
Publisher : Wiley; 3rd edition (May 13, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 560 pages
ISBN-10 : 1118341082
ISBN-13 : 978-1118341087
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 7.5 x 1.3 x 9.2 inches
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Customers find the book offers helpful information with clear examples and starter forms. They describe it as an excellent resource for therapists, new or experienced, providing talking points and examples. The writing style is described as friendly and concise, providing easy access.
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