The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z

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The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z Guide to Protecting Your Clients, Your Practice, and Yourself

Safeguard your mental health practice with up-to-date information and savvy advice on practicing in today's legal environment

Today's mental health professional must approach the legal aspects of practice with both sensitivity and foreknowledge. The array of legal guidelines and ethical standards to comprehend is increasing in scope and complexity. Licensing issues, ethics questions, and malpractice suits all present pitfalls that, if ignored or misapprehended, can interrupt or even end a career.

Written by two attorneys specializing in the legal aspects of mental health care, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Second Edition is an indispensable survival guide for all clinicians. The authors explain how to handle allegations of malpractice, cope with threats of violence, preserve client confidentiality, and more. Each chapter features step-by-step guidance, helpful case studies, "legal light bulbs" highlighting important concepts, answers to frequently asked questions, dos and don'ts, and sample forms and contracts to help you safeguard your practice. Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition also includes new information on:
* HIPAA
* Treating older adults
* Using "exotic" therapy techniques
* Ethical and legal aspects of office leases
* And more

The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Second Edition offers the latest information for practicing in today's legal environment. Mental health caregivers, graduate students, attorneys, and clients alike will find this guide to be an invaluable resource.
Country USA
Binding Paperback
EAN 9780471465515
Edition 2
ISBN 9780471465515
Label Wiley
Manufacturer Wiley
NumberOfItems 1
NumberOfPages 480
PublicationDate 2004-04-12
Publisher Wiley
Studio Wiley
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780471465515
Edition	2
ISBN	9780471465515
Label	Wiley
Manufacturer	Wiley
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	480
PublicationDate	2004-04-12
Publisher	Wiley
Studio	Wiley
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z Guide to Protecting Your Clients, Your Practice, and Yourself

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