Adhering to Standards of Care . . . Relationships with Patients and
Families . . . Practice Settings and Styles . . . The Question of
Consent . . . Boundary Violations . . . Confidentiality and Privilege .
. . Patient Suicide . . . Danger to Others . . . Impaired or Unethical
Colleagues . . . On Being Sued . . .
For today's mental health professional, a solid understanding of these
and other legal issues is essential. With
A Clinician's Guide to Legal
Issues in Psychotherapy
such understanding is now within easy reach.
Written specifically for nonmedical practitioners, this no-nonsense
guide clarifies how you can lower the legal risks and avoid the common
pitfalls of contemporary practice; explains common forensic issues and
standards as they apply to mental health professionals; and addresses
risk-benefit questions involved in mental health care delivery.
A clinician, researcher, educator, and writer who's had extensive
experience in reviewing and evaluating cases, assessing litigants,
advising courts and attorneys, and occasionally testifying, Bill Reid is
uniquely qualified to write this text. In his own words, "What you
will find in these pages is designed to keep you from having unwanted
contact with people like me, and to provide information that may help if
you do." Read on, and by all means . . . proceed with caution.