Risk management in social work : preventing professional malpractice, liability, and disciplinary action / Frederic G. Reamer ; legal review by Michael J. Racette, Esq.
This all new edition is based on Frederic G. Reamer's key reference for practitioners: Social Work Malpractice and Liability: Strategies for Prevention. Rooted in his own experiences as an expert witness in court and licensing board cases, the volume introduces the concepts of negligence, malpr...
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| Other title: | Social work malpractice and liability. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2015]
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| Edition: | [Updated edition; Third edition] |
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Table of Contents:
- Professional risk management: an overview. Professional malpractice and liability ; Key concepts in risk management ; The elements of malpractice and liability ; Process versus outcome and the standard of care ; Damages in liability cases
- Confidentiality and privileged communication. The concept of privacy ; Common confidentiality issues ; The concept of privileged communication ; Responding to subpoenas and court orders ; Unintentional disclosure of confidential information
- The delivery of services. Clients' rights ; Informed consent ; Clinical assessment and intervention ; Negligent intervention ; Boundary issues and dual relationships ; Managing boundary risks ; Undue influence ; Suicide ; Involuntary civil commitment ; Protective services ; Defamation of character ; Digital technology and social media
- Impaired social workers. The nature of impairment ; Extent of impairment ; Causes of impairment ; Sexual abuse of clients ; Practitioner substance abuse ; Response to impairment ; Risk management strategy ; The challenge for social work
- Supervision: clients and staff. Client supervision ; Staff supervision ; Supervision case law ; Supervision of volunteers ; Liability and social work education ; Preventing supervisory liability
- Consultation, referral, documentation, and records. Consultation in social work ; Referral in social work ; Social work documentation and records ; Evolution of social work standards ; Risk management standards and guidelines
- Deception and fraud. Self-interested deception and fraud ; Deception and fraud motivated by altruism
- Termination of service. The concept of abandonment ; Premature termination ; Prevention strategy
- Responding to lawsuits and ethics complaints: the role of prevention. In the event of a lawsuit or licensing board complaint ; The role of the expert witness ; Preventing lawsuits and licensing board complaints: good practice ; Preventing lawsuits and licensing board complaints: good ethics ; Ethical dilemmas and decision making ; Conducting an ethics audit.