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The Danger-to-Self-or-Others Exception to Confidentiality
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This book will help practicing mental health professionals understand the sometimes intricate responsibility of breaching clinical confidentiality when clients become dangerous to themselves or others. It examines the basis for clinical confidentiality, presents methods for the evaluation of client dangerousness, and proposes legally and ethically permissible methods to breach confidentiality. The Danger-to-Self-or-Others Exception to Confidentiality contains case-law updates which should help practitioners with situations that require the breach of confidentiality. This text strives to clear up some of the confusing issues surrounding suicide evaluation, death with dignity, inherently dangerous populations, and the role of client commitment in the breach-of-confidentiality process. Ahia also discusses two important concepts - informed consent and privileged communication - as they relate to the rights of clients.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Confidentiality and Privileged Communication
Chapter 3 Confidentiality and Informed Consent
Chapter 4 The Duty-to-Warn Exception
Chapter 5 The Concept of Dangerousness
Chapter 6 Methods for Effective Warning of Dangerousness
Chapter 7 Danger to Others: An Overview
Chapter 8 Danger to Others: Specific Groups
Chapter 9 Danger to Self
Chapter 10 Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 11 Case Law Digest
Chapter 12 Guidelines for Practice
Chapter 13 Summary
Part 14 Discussion Questions
Part 15 Suggested Readings
Part 16 References
Part 17 Glossary
Part 18 About the Author
Product details
| Published | Dec 14 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Extent | 66 |
| ISBN | 9780761856474 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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