Ethical Conundrums, Quandaries, and Predicaments in Mental Health Practice: A Casebook from the Files of Experts

by Gerald P. Koocher

Book Overview

Is it ethical to treat a death row inmate only to stabilize him or her for eventual execution? What happens when a military provider receives highly sensitive intelligence from a client? How can clinicians refuse costly gifts from clients without damaging the therapeutic relationship? Should a therapist disclose a client's suicidal intent to the authorities?

In Ethical Conundrums, Quandaries and Predicaments in Mental Health Practice, these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195385292
• ISBN13: 9780195385298
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"