Counselor and the Law A Guide to Legal and Ethical Practice
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ISBN: 1556203152 / Publisher: Amer Counseling Assn, January 2012
Attorney Wheeler, who has experience with counselors and the mental health field, and Bertram, a cou...
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Attorney Wheeler, who has experience with counselors and the mental health field, and Bertram, a counselor, marriage and family therapist, and counselor educator, help counselors and other mental health professionals understand the legal and ethical dilemmas that can arise in practice. They overview the counseling profession, counseling relationship, and law and ethics, and discuss federal and state laws; civil malpractice liability and licensure board complaints; confidentiality, privilege, and privacy; duties to report, warn, or protect; suicide and threats of harm to self; professional boundaries; records and documentation; and managing the counseling practice. This edition has a new chapter on the use of social media and other Internet-related issues, updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and regulations, a new legal/ethical decision-making model, and discussion of legal risks for counselor educators, such as recent court cases involving students' work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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