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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Compliance Resources > Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook of Principles and Standards Steven F Bucky, Joanne E Callan, George Stricker  Softcover, 433 pp ISBN 0789027305 978-0789027306 Routledge August 2005 (click below for the very best currently available price for this important resource)   "This book should be retained on the shelf of every mental health practitioner."  -- Martin Fleishman, MD, PhD, Active Staff, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco; Author of The Casebook of a Residential Care Psychiatrist Stay up-to-date on the ethical and legal issues that affect your clinical and professional decisions! Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook of Principles and Standards details the ethical and legal issues that involve mental health professionals. Respected authorities from diverse backgrounds, expertise, and professional experience discuss contemporary theories emphasizing professional ethics, issues of a professional’s actions that help or harm a patient, and ethical standards on teaching, training, research, and publication. This informative handbook provides invaluable up-to-date information and guidelines vital for every mental health professional. Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals discusses: the historical overview of basic approaches and issues in ethical philosophy the five fundamental areas in the process of competence the necessary ingredients for the mental health professional’s practice of integrity aspirational versus enforceable standards of ethics concern for the welfare of others as a core ethical principle the notion of social responsibility in the ethics codes of psychologists and social workers ethical principles, statutes, and case law protecting privacy and confidentiality issues involving the therapist-patient privilege analysis of the "duty to protect" doctrine and the pertaining legal issues the dynamics of multiple relationships and boundary violations sexualized dual relationships between psychologists and patients possible conflict of interest in bartering for services the requirements and implementation of maintaining patient records to avoid ethical and legal problems the possible ethical dilemmas involving referrals and fees much, much more Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook of Principles and Standards is an essential resource for all mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, therapists, and graduate students in mental health and the related fields. This book provides a thorough examination of ethical behavior which can be used as a reference source for the professional or a textbook for graduate students.   The handbook itself is divided into five sections. The first section is a detailed introduction of ethics, law, and licensing. The second section presents general ethical principles like competence, integrity, and respect for people’s rights and dignity. The third section examines confidentiality, privilege, consent, and protection. The fourth section focuses on general ethical standards in practice like sexual contact, multiple relationships, and bartering. The fifth section presents the ethical principles and standards in teaching, training, and research. Appendices include the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (American Psychological Association, 2002) and the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (National Association of Social Workers, 1999). (information from the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Search for Books / Books Index / Go Back to Pages / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore