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Social Work Malpractice and Liability - Strategies for Prevention

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor Frederic G. Reamer Klappentext Long regarded as the standard text for classroom use and an invaluable reference for agency administrators! social work supervisors! line clinicians! and private practitioners! Social Work Malpractice and Liability has now been updated to include new material on the revised NASW Code of Ethics! recent court decisions related to social work malpractice and liability! boundary issues and dual relationships! and how social workers can conduct an "ethics audit" in the workplace. After introducing the concepts of negligence! malpractice! and liability! Frederic Reamer turns to the subject of risk management. Using recent cases! he describes a wide variety of problems related to privacy and confidentiality! improper treatment and delivery of services! impaired practitioners! supervision! consultation and referral! fraud and deception! and termination of service! concluding with practical suggestions for social workers named as defendants in lawsuits. Zusammenfassung Using recent cases! the author describes a wide variety of problems related to privacy and confidentiality! improper treatment and delivery of services! impaired practitioners! supervision! consultation and referral! fraud and deception and termination of service. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsPreface1. Professional Malpractice and Liability: An Overview2. Confidentiality and Privacy3. Service Delivery: Improper Treatment4. Service Delivery: Impaired Social Workers5. Supervision: Clients and Staff6. Consultation! Referral! and Records7. Deception and Fraud8. Termination of Service9. Concluding ObservationsAppendix: Sample FormsLegal Citations

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Authors Frederic G. Reamer
Publisher Columbia University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 05.11.2003
 
EAN 9780231127219
ISBN 978-0-231-12721-9
No. of pages 344
Subjects Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics
Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries

LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work, Law As It Applies To Other Professions, Law as it applies to other professions and disciplines

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