{"product_id":"ethical-and-legal-issues-for-mental-health-professionals-a-comprehensive-handbook-of-principles-and-standards-9780789027306","title":"Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook of Principles and Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steven F. Bucky | Joanne E. Callan | George Stricker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mental Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStay up-to-date on the ethical and legal issues that affect your clinical and professional decisions!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEthical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook of Principles and Standards\u003c\/em\u003e details the ethical and legal issues that involve mental health professionals. Respected authorities with diverse backgrounds, expertise, and professional experience discuss contemporary theories emphasizing professional ethics, the ramifications of professional actions and decisions, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is 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 individual rights and dignity. The third section examines confidentiality, privilege, consent, and protection. The fourth section focuses on general ethical standards in practice, including 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEthical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook of Principles and Standards\u003c\/em\u003e discusses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe history of basic approaches and issues in ethical philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efive fundamental areas in the process of developing competence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe necessary ingredients for the mental health professional's practice of integrity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003easpirational versus enforceable standards of ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econcern for the welfare of others as a core ethical principle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe notion of social responsibility in the ethics codes of psychologists and social workers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eethical principles, statutes, and case law protecting privacy and confidentiality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eissues involving the therapist-patient privilege\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe \"duty to protect\" doctrine and relevant legal issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe dynamics of multiple relationships and boundary violations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esexualized dual relationships between psychologists and patients\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epossible conflict of interest in bartering for services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe requirements and implementation of maintaining patient records to avoid ethical and legal problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epossible ethical dilemmas involving referrals and fees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emuch, much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEthical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook of Principles and Standards\u003c\/em\u003e is the first of three volumes under this title. 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