Ethical Conundrums, Quandaries and Predicaments in Mental Health Practice: A Casebook from the Files of Experts
"What an excellent, important compilation of many prickly, sticky, complex ethical practice dilemmas! The multidisciplinary 'Who's Who' of ethical experts have presented memorable cases of their own, which contribute to a very compelling, highly readable set of ethical predicaments in a wide variety of work settings, followed by each author's personal reflections.  This text is brilliant, grounded in both principle ethics and virtue ethics, rooted in real world experiences. I love this book, and couldn't put it down!"--Melba Vasquez, Ph.D., ABPP, President of the American Psychological Association"Widely-respected ethicists Johnson and Koocher have edited a unique casebook that blows the dust off ethical abstractions and brings them to life.  It takes us inside the minds of mental health professionals as they think their way through the conflicting values, demands, and goals of actual ethical dilemmas.  The authors show us the diversity of ethical challenges we meet in our work and the diverse ways of approaching them.  A valuable contribution to the literature and a wonderful gift to both beginner and seasoned professional."--Kenneth S. Pope, Ph.D., ABPP, co-author ofEthics inPsychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition"As rich in fundamental clinical wisdom as it is in ethics analyses of professional dilemmas, this vital book is jam-packed with courageous, self-revealing and riveting narratives from expert clinicians about their adventures in that ethical twilight zone called actual daily practice. The honesty and candor of the many authors' voices make this a unique contribution to deep understanding of decision making in the real world. Highest recommendation."--Thomas G. Gutheil, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School"Ethical Conundrums, Quandaries, and Predicaments in Mental Health Practice: ACasebook From the Files of Experts is a remarkably comprehensive, often gripping firsthand account of mental health professionals struggling with real ethical challenges. It represents a unique and long-overdue resource for students and practitioners, primarily in its illustrations of the phenomenology, the human experience, of the ethical dilemma from the point of view of the clinician." -- Andrew M. Pomerantz,PsycCRITIQUES"This is an excellent ethics guide for practicing mental health professionals. The book is unique in its narrative format that not only provides highly nuanced and useful cases, but makes for very interesting reading." --DOODY'S