Legal issues in social work, counseling, and mental health :guidelines for clinical practice in psychotherapy
General Material Designation
[book]
First Statement of Responsibility
/Robert G. Madden
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Sage Publications
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c1998
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 281 p. ;23 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Sage sourcebooks for the human services series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Psychotherapists -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Mental health personnel -- Legal status, laws, etc.