The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals: A Complete Guide to Responsible Practice: with HIPAA Update » (2nd Edition)

Thomas L. Hartsell Jr., JD, is an attorney and mediator in private practice in Dallas, Texas. He is a frequent workshop presenter on topics related to ethics, managed care, confidentiality, informed consent, abuse allegations, and other legal aspects of mental health practice.

Barton E. Bernstein, JD, LMSW, is an attorney in private practice in Dallas, Texas, and a Licensed Master Social Worker. He conducts workshops and seminars throughout the United States.

Together, the authors wrote the first edition of this book and its two companion volumes, The Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, Second Edition and The Portable Guide to Testifying in Court for Mental Health Professionals, both published by Wiley.

Now fully revised and in a second edition, The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals suggests solutions to the simple and complex ethical questions mental health professionals must deal with on a daily basis. This indispensable guide arms you with the expert knowledge you need to avoid an ethical violation?or to handle the situation if a complaint is filed. Web copy, 5/14/08, RH

Preface     xi
Acknowledgments     xix
Introduction     xxiii
Client Issues
Alternative Treatment Methods     3
Boundary Violations     21
Confidentiality     33
Dangerous Clients     55
Discrimination     69
False and Misleading Statements     81
Informed Consent     97
Interviewing     113
Prohibited Clients     123
Risky Clients     137
Repressed and Recovered Memory     151
Sexual Misconduct     163
Terminating Therapy     177
Ethics Codes and Licensing
Areas of Ethical Complaints     197
Ethics Codes as Evidence     207
Licensing Board Procedures     217
Office of Civil Rights     231
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services     243
Reporting Statutes and Obligations     253
Practice Considerations
Billing     267
Establishing a Practice     279
Closing or Interrupting a Practice     299
Kickbacks, Bartering, Fees, and Gifts     317
Malpractice Insurance     331
Record Keeping     347
ProfessionalIssues
Drug and Alcohol Use, Impairment     369
Duty to Warn     381
Interprofessional Issues     395
Professional Vulnerability     403
Supervision     413
Special Therapy Considerations
Forensic Evaluation     435
Group Therapy     453
Don't Do Dumb Stuff     469
Epilogue: Ethics in the Twenty-First Century     479
Mental Health Professional Organizations     487
Allied Healthcare Providers Professional and Supplemental Liability Insurance Policy     489
Social Workers Professional Liability Claims-Made Policy     499
Sample Jurisprudence Exam Questions     507
References and Reading Material     511
Index     515