The duty to protect : ethical, legal, and professional considerations for mental health professionals /

Psychologists and other mental health professionals rightfully experience significant anxiety regarding their duty to protect when working with potentially dangerous individuals who are at risk of harming others or themselves. In fact, a recent study suggests that 75 per cent are misinformed about t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Other Authors: Benjamin, G. Andrew H, Welfel, Elizabeth Reynolds, 1949-, Werth, James L
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2009
Edition:1st ed
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Table of Contents:
  • Driving and operating other equipment : legal and ethical issues / Samuel Knapp and Leon VandeCreek
  • The duty to protect : mental health practitioners and communicable diseases / Leslie Kooyman and Bob Barret
  • The duty to protect suicidal clients : ethical, legal, and professional considerations / David A. Jobes and Stephen S. O'Connor
  • Strategies for responding to self-injury : when does the duty to protect apply? / Barent Walsh
  • End-of-life decisions and the duty to protect / James L. Werth Jr. and Jessica M. Richmond
  • Self-care in the context of threats of violence or self-harm from clients / Christiane Brems and Mark E. Johnson
  • Emerging issues in the duty to protect / Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel
  • Practice and policy responses to the duty to protect / James L. Werth Jr. ... [et al.]
  • Introduction to the duty to protect / Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel, James L. Werth Jr., and G. Andrew H. Benjamin
  • A review of duty-to-protect statutes, cases, and procedures for positive practice / G. Andrew H. Benjamin, Le'a Kent, and Skultip Sirikantraporn
  • The duty to protect and the ethical standards of professional organizations / Rita Sommers-Flanagan, John Sommers-Flanagan, and Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel
  • International ethics codes and the duty to protect / Mark M. Leach
  • Protecting others from homicide and serious harm / Derek Truscott and Jim Evans
  • Risk assessment and the duty to protect in cases involving intimate partner violence / Alan Rosenbaum and Lynn S. Dowd
  • Working with the stalking offender : considerations for risk assessment and intervention / Barry Rosenfeld, Joanna Fava, and Michele Galietta
  • Threats against public officials : considerations for risk assessment, reporting, and intervention / Marisa Reddy Randazzo and Michelle Keeney