Malpractice in Psychology: A Practical Resource for Clinicians

About this book

With combined expertise in psychotherapy and law David L. Shapiro and Steven R. Smith expertly navigate readers through the unfamiliar territories of professional liability negligence informed consent privacy and confidentiality HIPAA defamation violence and suicide and malpractice trials and settlements. Through its illustrative case examples and up-to-date discussion of law and ethics this book will help mental health practitioners enrich and protect their professional practice.