Legal and Ethical Dictionary for Mental Health Professionals / Edition 1

by C. Emmanuel Ahia

Overview

Case law evidence shows that mental health professionals (MHPS) have lost cases in court because they based their professional action on the wrong definition of legal or ethical terminology. Many have also been sanctioned or their license revoked because of professional actions arising from a lack of clear understanding of these terminologies. This dictionary confronts this problem by providing MHPS with clear, concise, and functional definitions of many legal and ethical terminologies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761825098
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	04/01/2003
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	244
Sales rank:	695,677
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

C. Emmanuel Ahia, Ph.D, J.D., N.C.C., L.P.C., is an associate professor of counseling services in the School of Education and Human Services at Rider University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 The Entries, A-Z
Chapter 3 Appendix A: Code of Ethics
Part 4 1. American Counseling Association Code of Ethics
Part 5 2. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
Part 6 3. American School Counselor Association
Part 7 4. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Code of Ethics
Chapter 8 Appendix B: State Professional Licensure Boards
Part 9 1. Counselor Licensure Boards
Part 10 2. Psychologist Licensure Boards
Part 11 3. Social Work Licensure Boards
Chapter 12 Appendix C: Mental Health Acronyms
Chapter 13 Appendix D: Online Professional Associations and Organizations in Mental Health
Chapter 14 Appendix E: Table of Subject Matter-Related Cases
Chapter 15 Index

Editorial Reviews

Ahia...finds a niche with his dictionary...Summing Up: Essential.

Choice

This dictionary contains terms and explanations that can provide a valuable starting place for mental health professionals as they wrestle with the legal quagmires of their profession.. .. Recommended.

Choice Reviews

Only a scholar who is both a mental health professional and lawyer could have produced a reference book as clear and accurate as this one. Dr. Ahia has once again contributed a valuable resource to the literature on legal and ethical issues in mental health. This dictionary will be a useful resource for counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals as they struggle to balance their responsibilities to clients and to society.

Theodore P. Remley

This dictionary contains terms and explanations that can provide a valuable starting place for mental health professionals as they wrestle with the legal quagmires of their profession.. .. Recommended.

March 2010 Choice Reviews

Only a scholar who is both a mental health professional and lawyer could have produced a reference book as clear and accurate as this one. Dr. Ahia has once again contributed a valuable resource to the literature on legal and ethical issues in mental health. This dictionary will be a useful resource for counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals as they struggle to balance their responsibilities to clients and to society.--Theodore P. Remley, Jr., J.D., Ph.D., LPC, University of New Orleans

Ahia...finds a niche with his dictionary...Summing Up: Essential.--CHOICE

From the Publisher

This dictionary contains terms and explanations that can provide a valuable starting place for mental health professionals as they wrestle with the legal quagmires of their profession.. .. Recommended.

March 2010 CHOICE

Ahia...finds a niche with his dictionary...Summing Up: Essential.

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