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Social Work Malpractice and Liability
Frederic G. Reamer
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Description for Social Work Malpractice and Liability
Hardback. After introducing the concepts of negligence, malpractice and liability, this text turns to the subject of risk management. It describes a wide variety of problems from privacy to fraud and deception, and concludes with practical suggestions for social workers named as defendents in lawsuits. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN; LAY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726.
Long regarded as the standard text for classroom use and an invaluable reference for agency administrators, social work supervisors, line clinicians, and private practitioners, Social Work Malpractice and Liability has now been updated to include new material on the revised NASW Code of Ethics, recent court decisions related to social work malpractice and liability, boundary issues and dual relationships, and how social workers can conduct an "ethics audit" in the workplace. After introducing the concepts of negligence, malpractice, and liability, Frederic Reamer turns to the subject of risk management. Using recent cases, he describes a wide variety of problems ... Read more
Long regarded as the standard text for classroom use and an invaluable reference for agency administrators, social work supervisors, line clinicians, and private practitioners, Social Work Malpractice and Liability has now been updated to include new material on the revised NASW Code of Ethics, recent court decisions related to social work malpractice and liability, boundary issues and dual relationships, and how social workers can conduct an "ethics audit" in the workplace. After introducing the concepts of negligence, malpractice, and liability, Frederic Reamer turns to the subject of risk management. Using recent cases, he describes a wide variety of problems ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231127202
SKU
V9780231127202
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99-15
About Frederic G. Reamer
Frederic G. Reamer is professor of social work at Rhode Island College. A recipient of the Council on Social Work Education's award for distinguished contributions in social work, he is the author of ten books published by Columbia.
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