Using the Law: Practical Decision Making in Mental Health

by Andrew B. Israel MSW, JD

Overview

Every day mental health professionals are faced with making practice decisions involving cultural, ethical, moral, regional, personal, and legal considerations. Using the Law shows readers how to resolve practice problems efficiently through a structured application of legal principles. Writing for various mental health professionals that face such complex decisions, Andrew B. Israel pulls from the codes of ethics of the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and the National Board of Certified Counselors. He presents a unified perspective that stresses the integration of the fundamental legal, ethical, cultural and pragmatic factors influencing practice. Written in a clear and direct style, this thoroughly revised and updated second edition includes a new chapter on reading judicial cases for mental health professionals and expands the treatment of the codes of ethics governing social workers, psychologists, and counselors,

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780197782453
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/22/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	6 MB

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Law-Based Decision Making in the Mental Health Professions Chapter 2: Constructing a Law-Based Framework for Professional Decision Making Chapter 3: The Duty to Practice Reasonably Competently Chapter 4: The Duty to Seek Informed Consent Chapter 5: The Duty to Identify the Primary Client Chapter 6: The Duty to Treat Clients and Coworkers with Due Process and Equal Protection Chapter 7: The Duty to Maintain Confidentiality Chapter 8: The Methodology of Legal Research Chapter 9: Incorporating Law, Ethics, Context, and Pragmatism in Decision Making Appendix: Decision-Making Framework References Index