Avoid malpractice for keeping inadequate records and be prepared to respond to a professional peer review by using Documenting Psychotherapy, a practical volume that examines what is necessary in order to keep adequate records that meet current standards of care. This highly readable volume explores issues such as the limits of confidentiality, retention and disposition of records, documentation of safety issues, client access to records, treatment of minors, and the clinical record as it ...

This provocative account of our obsession with neuroscience brilliantly illuminates what contemporary neuroscience and brain imaging can and cannot tell us about ourselves, providing a much-needed reminder about the many factors that make us who we are.What can't neuroscience tell us about ourselves? Since fMRI -- functional magnetic resonance imaging -- was introduced in the early 1990s, brain scans have been used to help politicians understand and manipulate vote...

Most mental health professionals and behavioral scientists enter the field with a strong desire to help others, but clinical practice and research endeavors often involve decision-making in the context of ethical ambiguity. Good intentions are important, but unfortunately, they do not always protect the practitioner and client from breaches in ethical conduct. Academics, researchers, and students also face a range of ethical challenges from the classroom to the laboratory. Now in a new exp...

False allegations of child sexual abuse are an unfortunate reality in both civil and criminal settings. When the fate of a client turns on the ability to understand organize and integrate complex components of expert testimony you will want to turn to False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Attorney & Client Desk Reference. Written by an "insider" - The author's extensive experience in forensic social work and psychotherapy – both as a protective caseworker and private practitioner – will...

Conscience: Forensic Psychology, by Soni S. Werner, Ph.D. is a textbook for undergraduate college students who are majoring in psychology. It has three main chapters focusing on the prevention, intervention and rehabilitation of criminals. Within each chapter are three perspectives, including a physiological view of the conscience, social influences on the conscience, and a spiritual view of the conscience. This relatively short textbook is designed to give an overview of some of the lates...

Table of ContentsIntroductionDefinition of AutismProbable Causes of AutismGenetic BackgroundSymptoms of AutismSymptom TriadVoice and Facial ResponseSelf-Injurious BehaviorRecognition of Symptoms and DiagnosisDiagnosis of AutismTreatment of AutismAttitude of People towards AutisticsStress on FamilyConclusionAuthor BioPublisherIntroductionAutism is a many times inh...

Should a therapist counsel a former lover or accept a client's gift? If so, has a boundary been crossed? Some boundary issues, like beginning a sexual relationship with a client, are obvious pitfalls to avoid, but what about more subtle issues, like hugging a client or disclosing personal information to a client? What are the boundaries of maintaining a friendship with a former client or the relative of a client? When do conflicts of interest overburden the client-practitioner relationship...

Covering the mental health expert′s many roles as therapist, mediator, evaluator, consultant to attorneys, expert witness, and more, Philip M. Stahl′s Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basic to Complex Issues addresses key topics such as the best interests of the child, custody and time share, divorce and its impact on children, and children′s developmental needs. From tackling the terror of testifying to critiquing your own child custody evaluations and avoiding ...

"Toni walks us through the experience of having foster children with undiagnosed mental illness . . . moving and heart-wrenching" (Marcia Stein, PHR, CA, author of Strained Relations).As an infant, Daniel entered the foster care system as a result of severe neglect, which manifested in violence and aggression later in his childhood after he was adopted by Jim and Toni Hoy. Desperate to get him into a residential treatment center and keep their other childr...

As many as one in four adults in the workforce will suffer from psychiatric illness in a given year. Such illness can have serious consequences -- job loss, lawsuits, workplace violence—yet the effects of mental health issues on job functioning are rarely covered in clinical training. In addition, clinicians are often asked to provide opinions on an employee’s fitness for work or an evaluation for disability benefits, only to find themselves embroiled in complex legal and administrative co...

Going through a divorce is always tough, but when a child with special needs is involved it can be especially challenging. This book takes a clear and comprehensive look at every aspect of the legal divorce process, and addresses all of the legal issues that divorcing parents of children with special needs face.The author guides parents through the initial hurdles of choosing the right lawyer for their case, and explains exactly how to work with them to achieve the best possible ou...

This publication, published by SamEnrico, covers How to Become a Occupational Therapist