Legal issues in social work, counseling, and mental health
Subtitle: guidelines for clinical practice in psychotherapy
By: Robert G. Madden.
Series: Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ;; 37; Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ;; v. 37.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Mental health personnel -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Psychotherapists -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
Description: Legal issues in Social Work, Counseling, and Mental Health presents clearly and comprehensively what mental health and other direct practice professionals need to know to respond to the legal issues that surround practice. This volume covers a wide range of topics including providing testimony, responding to subpoenas, dealing with an attorney, influencing the legal system, and understanding the legal side of the business of psychotherapy.

The author also discusses various direct practice and human service issues, incorporating some of the everyday legal questions these professionals encounter and using case material.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.
Table of contents: title: Society, the law, and mental health practice; title: Standardization of practice policies and procedures; title: Disclosure of confidential information; title: The standard of care and practice issues; title: Legal and clinical standards : determining "reasonable care"; title: Interactions with the legal system; title: Knowledge for practice : common legal problems for clients.