Record Keeping in Psychotherapy and Counseling
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-89261-2 (ISBN)
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Provides a general, supportive framework for understanding the reasons for record keeping and its parameters
Clarifies dilemmas and strategies surrounding confidentiality and privacy in order to help professionals protect themselves and their clients, patients, students, and supervisees
Contains numerous case examples that help readers with a broad range of topics related to ethical and clinical issues in record keeping and confidentiality
Helps readers plan for interruptions or closures of their psychotherapy practice
Contains a new chapter on electronic records
Appendices include excerpts from the mental health professions’ code of ethics Accompanying CD offers sample forms designed to assist readers in implementing their own record system
Can be used as a reference book, a guide to establishing and maintaining sound supervisory contracts, and for teaching ethical practice in undergraduate and graduate programs
Written in a reader-friendly style
Introduces the concept of using records as therapeutic tools
Contains practitioners’ experiences with implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Ellen T. Luepker, MSW, BCD, is a licensed psychologist and clinical social worker in private practice, and an instructor in the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. She provides training to mental health professionals nationally and abroad on ethical issues and consultation to regulatory boards and attorneys regarding malpractice cases. She was honored by the National Academy of Practice as a Distinguished Practitioner, by the National Association of Social Workers as a Social Work Pioneer, and received Smith College’s Day-Garrett Award for her contributions to professional standards in mental health care.
Introduction. Purposes of Clinical Records. Documenting Informed Consent. Characteristics and Contents of Good Records. Confidentiality in an Electronic Age. Exceptions to Confidentiality. Developing Policies and Procedures for Protecting Confidentiality and Managing its Exceptions in an Electronic Era. Boundary Challenges: Impact of Electronic Communication on the Therapeutic Relationship. Retaining and Destroying Inactive Records. Using Patients' Records as Therapeutic Tools. Clinical Supervision Records. Teaching Record Keeping. Psychotherapists and Records in the Legal System. Planning for Interruptions or Closure of Psychotherapy Practices. Epilogue. Appendix A: Sample Client/Patient Information. Appendix B: Sample Treatment Plan Form. Appendix C: Sample Revised Treatment Plan Form. Appendix D: Sample Closing Summary Form. Appendix E: Sample Consent for Treatment of Minor Child Form. Appendix F: Sample Authorization for Release of Information Form. Appendix G: Sample Clinical Supervision Contract. Appendix H: Sample Informed Consent Statement for Mental Health Evaluation in a Personal Injury Case. Appendix I: Sample Letter from a Psychotherapist to a Judge in a Child Custody Case. Appendix J: List of Selected Professional Organizations and their Web Sites. Appendix K: Contents of Accompanying CD.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.3.2012 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 460 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-89261-9 / 0415892619 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-89261-2 / 9780415892612 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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