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Research and Markets: The Essential Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals: A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice, With HIPAA Update, 2nd Edition

(July 10, 2008)-- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals: A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice, with HIPAA Update, 2nd Edition" report to their offering.

Everything professionals need to know to protect their practice against ethical violations and complaints is covered in this second edition of The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals. Written by two attorneys specializing in legal and ethical issues in mental health, this indispensable guide arms clinicians with the expert knowledge needed to avoid an ethical violation, or to handle the situation if a complaint is filed. Organized alphabetically for easy reference.
Key Topics Covered:
Part I: Client Issues.
-- Alternative Treatment Methods.
-- Boundary Violations.
-- Confidentiality.
-- Dangerous Clients.
-- Discrimination.
-- False and Misleading Statements.
-- Informed Consent.
-- Interviewing.
-- Prohibited Clients.
-- Risky Clients.
-- Repressed and Recovered Memory.
-- Sexual Misconduct.
-- Terminating Therapy.
Part II: Ethics Codes and Licensing.
-- Areas of Ethical Complaints.
-- Ethics Codes as Evidence.
-- Licensing Board Procedures.
-- Office of Civil Rights.
-- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
-- Reporting Statutes and Obligations.
Part III: Practice Considerations.
-- Billing.
-- Establishing a Practice.
-- Closing or Interrupting a Practice.
-- Kickbacks, Bartering, Fees, and Gifts.
-- Malpractice Insurance.
-- Record Keeping.
Part IV: Professional Issues.
-- Drug and Alcohol Use, Impairment.
-- Duty to Warn.
-- Interprofessional Issues.
-- Professional Vulnerability.
-- Supervision.
Part V: Special Therapy Considerations.
-- Forensic Evaluation.
-- Group Therapy.
-- Don't Do Dumb Stuff.
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f392dd/the_portable_ethic.

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