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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. This book discusses the legal and ethical foundations of the duty to prot…
The Duty to Protect
ethical, legal, and professional considerations for mental health professionals
$86.76
- Hardcover
282 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2009
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Summary
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 their legal duties to such clients. ““The Duty to Protect”” dispels myths and provides clinicians, supervisors, and trainers with a comprehensive resource addressing the situations where a duty to p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781433804120 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1433804123 |
| Author: | James L. Werth, Jr., Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel, G. Andrew H. Benjamin |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Imprint: | American Psychological Association |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 282 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2009 |
| Weight: | 726g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 185mm x 257mm |
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