Ethical and legal issues for mental health professionals : in forensic settings / edited by Steven F. Bucky, Joanne E. Callan, George Stricker.
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TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2009.ISBN: - 9780789038166 (hbk.) :
- 9780789038173 (pbk.) :
- 9780789038173 (pbk.) :
- 0789038161 (hbk.) :
- 078903817X (pbk.) :
- 9780789038166 (hbk.) :
- 174.2 BUC
- RC455.2.E8
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I: The Mental Health Professional and the Legal System: Court Situations--2. Depositions: Discovery, procedures, and practice pointers-- 3. Personal injury: Consultation,evaluation, and the expert witness--4. Preparing for court testimony--Section II: Forensic Assessment and Techniques-- 5. How to complete and use a Psychological evaluation in an ethical manner--6. Evaluating child custody cases: Techniques and maintaining objectivity--7. Acting aas a special master in High-Conflict postdivorce child custody cases--8. Ethics in performing criminal forensic evaluations--Section 111. Mental health professionals and Litigation: 9. When a mental health professional is in litigation--10. Civil lawsuits: Malpractice professional liability claims process and claims history--11. Treatment of patients with recovered memories of trauma and with false memories--12. American psychological association an state ethics committee.
This text comprehensively focuses on the integration of ethical, legal, and clinical issues for practicing mental health professionals dealing with legal processes in forensic settings.