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OverviewInteracting with the legal system can be stressful and intimidating for mental health professionals. This trusted book provides user-friendly strategies to help clinicians prepare for testimony in court and other legal proceedings. Using vivid case scenarios from family law and other areas, the author explains legal terms and offers practical suggestions for avoiding pitfalls and managing ethical dilemmas. Clear guidelines are presented for record keeping, responding to subpoenas, preparing reports, and performing effectively on the stand as a fact witness or expert witness. Reproducible agreements and other sample documentation can be photocopied from the appendices or downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 112 x 11 size. New to this edition: incorporates updates in research, case law, statutes, and practice examines the developing role of mental health professionals as forensic consultants increased attention to ethical issues, such as dual relationships, professional boundaries, confidentiality, and competence an appendix with reflection questions that extend the scope of each chapter explores special issues that may arise in cases involving children supplemental materials for course use including an instructor's manual are available on the author's website. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Allan E. BarskyPublisher: Guilford Publications Imprint: Guilford Publications Country of Publication: United States Edition: 2nd Revised edition ISBN: 9781462503551ISBN 10: 1462503551 Pages: 333 Publication Date: 20 April 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon it's release. Table of ContentsReviewsThis fully revised and well-polished second edition offers both seasoned clinicians and students an outstanding resource with which to prepare for any type of encounter with the legal system. Concise and well written, the book will be a welcome addition to any clinician's library. It is certainly at the top of my list for required classroom reading. --Frank M. Dattilio, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School <br> Barsky has provided an important resource for practice with the second edition of this important guide. Written in a highly readable and informative style, the book succeeds in stripping away some of the discomfort mental health clinicians have about participating in legal proceedings. It explains the purpose and function of the legal system and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of clinicians as witnesses and resources for legal decision makers. The use of case scenarios enables clinicians to apply legal principles to the real world of practice. This fully revised and well-polished second edition offers both seasoned clinicians and students an outstanding resource with which to prepare for any type of encounter with the legal system. Concise and well written, the book will be a welcome addition to any clinician's library. It is certainly at the top of my list for required classroom reading. - Frank M. Dattilio, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, USA Barsky has provided practitioners and students with an important resource for practice with the second edition of this important guide. Written in a highly readable and informative style, the book succeeds in stripping away some of the discomfort mental health clinicians have about participating in legal proceedings. It explains the purpose and function of the legal system and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of clinicians as witnesses and resources for legal decision makers. The use of case scenarios enables clinicians to apply legal principles to the real world of practice. - Robert G. Madden, Saint Joseph College, Connecticut, USA Author InformationAllan E. Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD, is Professor of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University, USA, where he teaches graduate courses on professional ethics, conflict resolution, social work practice skills, and substance abuse. Dr. Barsky has practiced social work and mediation in settings including the criminal court in New York and the family courts in New York, Toronto, and Fort Lauderdale. Widely published, Dr. Barsky serves on the National Ethics Committee of the National Association of Social Workers and is a past president of the Ontario Association for Family Mediation, Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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