Risk Management in Social Work
eBook - ePub

Risk Management in Social Work

Preventing Professional Malpractice, Liability, and Disciplinary Action

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Risk Management in Social Work

Preventing Professional Malpractice, Liability, and Disciplinary Action

About this book

This new text is based on Frederic G. Reamer's key reference for practitioners, Social Work Malpractice and Liability: Strategies for Prevention. Rooted in his own experiences as an expert witness in court and licensing board cases, the volume introduces the concepts of negligence, malpractice, and liability before turning to the subject of risk management. Reflecting on recent legal cases and research, Reamer identifies a variety of problems in the social work field relating to privacy and confidentiality, improper treatment and delivery of services, impaired practitioners, supervision, consultations and referrals, fraud and deception, and termination of service. He also explores the unprecedented ethical challenges created by new digital technologies—such as online counseling, video counseling, and practitioners' use of social networks and social media—and describes current issues relating to HIPAA compliance and access to electronic health records (EHR) and health information exchanges (HIE).He concludes with practical suggestions for social workers named as defendants in lawsuits and respondents in licensing board complaints.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover 
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents 
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Professional Risk Management: An Overview
  8. 2. Confidentiality and Privileged Communication
  9. 3. The Delivery of Services
  10. 4. Impaired Social Workers
  11. 5. Supervision: Clients and Staff
  12. 6. Consultation, Referral, Documentation, and Records
  13. 7. Deception and Fraud
  14. 8. Termination of Service
  15. 9. Responding to Lawsuits and Ethics Complaints: The Role of Prevention
  16. Appendix: Sample Forms
  17. Notes
  18. References
  19. Legal Citations
  20. Index