Legal and Ethical Dimensions for Mental Health Professionals

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Cover; LEGAL AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; Copyright; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; Part A HISTORICAL AND HELPING PERSPECTIVES; Chapter 1 THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT; EARLY HISTORICAL ROOTS; THE SOMATOGENIC HYPOTHESIS; THE PSYCHOGENIC HYPOTHESIS; SUMMARY; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Chapter 2 IN A HELPING CONTEXT; THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP; SUMMARY; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Part B ETHICAL AND LEGAL DIMENSIONS; Chapter 3 IN AN ETHICAL CONTEXT; ETHICAL CODES; ETHICAL PRINCIPLES; ETHICAL THEORY; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS. ETHICAL VIRTUESLEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Chapter 4 IN A LEGAL CONTEXT; LEGAL TERMINOLOGY AND LAWS; THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP; ELEMENTS OF MALPRACTICE; PREPARING FOR THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP; IMPLEMENTING THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP; SUMMARY; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Part C MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT; Chapter 5 THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT; CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS; MULTICULTURAL TERMINOLOGY; DEFINITIONS OF MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING; VALUES AND MULTICULTURALISM; THE CULTURALLY SKILLED COUNSELOR; SUMMARY; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS. Part D RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS Chapter 6 CLIENTS WHO ARE DANGEROUS TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS; THE CLIENT WHO IS POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO SELF; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CLIENT; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; THE CLIENT WITH AIDS; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Chapter 7 SEXUAL ABUSE AND HOMOSEXUALITY; THE ABUSED CHILD; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; THE THERAPIST -ABUSED CLIENT; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; THE HOMOSEXUAL CLIENT; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS. Chapter 8 OTHER SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPSTHE SPIRITUAL CLIENT; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; THE CLIENT WHO IS A CONSULTEE; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; THE CLIENT WHO IS A MINOR; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; THE CLIENT IN MANAGED CARE; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; THE SUBSTANCE-ABUSING CLIENT; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Part E CONSIDERATIONS IN SCHOOLS, GROUPS, MARRIAGES, AND FAMILIES; Chapter 9 THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN THE SCHOOL; THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR; SPECIAL ISSUES; STUDENT REFERRAL; SUMMARY; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Chapter 10 IN A GROUP CONTEXT. GROUP COUNSELINGGROUP THEORIES; CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUP LEADERS; COMPETENCY AND THE GROUP LEADER; CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION; ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR GROUP COUNSELORS; SUMMARY; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Chapter 11 IN A MARRIAGE AND FAMIL Y CONTEXT; MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY; DETERMINING WHO THE CLIENT IS; BIASES; CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION AND INFORMED CONSENT; THERAPISTS AND THE LAW; TRAINING ISSUES; SUMMARY; LEARNING FACILITATION AND FOCUS; Part F CONSIDERATIONS IN TRAINING; Chapter 12 IN A TRAINING CONTEXT; TRAINING AND ETHICS; SUPERVISION.