Legal Self Defense for Mental Health Practitioners
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-9565-4 (ISBN)
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Reflecting contemporary social policy and laws regarding mental health services, the text emphasises the protection of rights for both practitioner and client, and addresses such pitfalls as malpractice, licensing hearings, noncompliant clients, and dealing with the legal system. It distils the author's wisdom, gained over more than 30 years of legal counsel to all types of mental health practitioners, and describes how to improve practice strategies for achieving quality care, confront ethics and licensing complaints, and defend against potential or actual lawsuits. Additionally, the book covers individualised treatment planning, effective record keeping, how to deal with dangerous clients, how to insulate yourself from risk, and more. Numerous real life examples further help practitioners foster the knowledge and skills to assertively defend their rights should the need arise.
Key Features:
Illustrates how to avoid legally actionable mistakes in assessment and treatment
Covers such issues as effective record keeping, treatment planning, dealing with dangerous or non-compliant clients, protecting your practice, and more
Helps mental health professionals foster a ""warrior"" mentality when faced with unjust allegations of wrongdoing
Presents numerous real-life cases
Robert Henley Woody, Senior, received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Michigan State University, the Doctor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and the Juris Doctor degree from Creighton University. He completed postdoctoral studies at the University of London and the Washington School of Psychiatry. He is a member of the Florida, Michigan, and Nebraska Bars, and a Licensed Psychologist in Florida and Michigan. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Diplomate in Clinical and Forensic Psychology (ABPP) and Diplomate in Psychological Assessment (ABAP). After professorial stints at the State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of Maryland, the Ohio University, and the Grand Valley State University, in 1975 Dr. Woody became a Professor of Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (and he is a former Dean for Graduate Studies and Research there). He has consistently maintained independent private practices in both law and psychology. Over his three decades plus as an attorney, he has advised, counseled, represented, and taught courses and seminars to mental health practitioners from all of the professional disciplines. Dr. Woody graduated from the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Center (Tallahassee) and was a sworn law enforcement officer with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The National Rifle Association has named him a Certified Instructor of Pistol and Personal Protection in the Home. Dr. Woody has previously authored/edited thirty-four books and over two hundred articles and chapters.
Preface
Chapter One -- Mental Health Practitioners Under Siege
Chapter Two -- Social Psychology of Practitioner Vulnerability: Avoiding Psychological Errors
Chapter Three -- Knowing the Opposition
Chapter Four -- A Protective Shield for Professional Services
Chapter Five - The Practice Context
Chapter Six -- Business Savvy: Structuring and Operating a Mental Health Business
Chapter Seven - Dealing with Attorneys and the Legal System
Chapter Eight -- Threatening and Dangerous Service Users
Chapter Nine -- Appropriate Defensiveness
Chapter Ten - Avoiding Ethical and Licensing Complaints and Legal Challenges
Epilogue
References
| Verlagsort | New York |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 369 g |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8261-9565-2 / 0826195652 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8261-9565-4 / 9780826195654 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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