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Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals: An A-Z Guide to
Protecting Your Clients, Your Practice and Yourself, 2nd Edition Paperback: 459 pages
The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals is an indispensable survival guide for mental health professionals practicing in these most litigious of times. This book will help you safeguard your mental health practice with up-to-date information and savvy advice on practicing in today’s legal environment. Mental health professionals must approach the legal aspects of practice with both sensitivity and foreknowledge. The array of legal guidelines and ethical standards to comprehend is increasing in scope and complexity. Licensing issues, ethics questions, and malpractice suits all present pitfalls that, if ignored or misapprehended, can interrupt or even end a career. Written by two attorneys specializing in the legal aspects of mental health care, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Second Edition is an indispensable survival guide for all clinicians. The authors explain how to handle allegations of malpractice, cope with threats of violence, preserve client confidentiality, and more. Each chapter features step-by-step guidance, helpful case studies, "legal light bulbs" highlighting important concepts, answers to frequently asked questions, dos and don’ts, and sample forms and contracts to help you safeguard your practice. Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition also includes new information on:
The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals offers the latest information for practicing in today’s legal environment. Mental health caregivers, graduate students, attorneys, and clients alike will find this guide to be an invaluable resource. You can view an excerpt of this book here. Barton E. Bernstein, JD, LMSW, is an attorney in private practice. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas, Arlington, and a licensed master social worker. Thomas L. Hartsell Jr., JD, is an attorney and mediator in private practice and an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University and Northlake College. Together the authors have coauthored The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals (Wiley) and conduct workshops and seminars across the United States. "Sample forms are a particularly useful feature. This book is a unique and valuable addition to the paucity of literature addressing the legal aspects of conducting a mental health practice. The quality of the legal information is excellent without being overly detailed or obscure. While the book has obvious usefulness for students and beginning practitioners, its format and organization make it a resource also for busy clinicians who have specific questions or are in need of an update on legal aspects of practice management." - Aimee St. Pierre, MD (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center) - Doody Review Services 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 |
