ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
CONTENTS OF THE CD-ROM
HOW TO USE THE CD-ROM
Chapter One
ETHICAL RISK MANAGEMENT: SOME PERSONAL REFLECTIONS
Understand Ethical
and Legal Standards • Practice Within Your Area of Competence •
Supervise Only What You Know • Obtain Adequately Informed Consent •
Beware of Child Custody Evaluations • Maintain Clear Boundaries With
Clients • Use Projective Retrospective Thinking • Consult Regularly With
Colleagues • Document Your Decisions in Writing • Keep Communication
Channels Open • Aspire to a Standard of Excellence • Ethical Risk
Management Made Ridiculously Simple • Summary of Ethical Risk-Management
Considerations • Points to Remember
Chapter Two
INFORMED CONSENT: PREVENTING PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY ARISE
An Overview of Informed Consent • Understand the Ethical Principles • Determine Capacity to Consent • Provide Significant Information • Avoid Coercion or Undue Influence • Obtain Written Documentation • Note Exceptions to Informed Consent • Consider Legal Standards • Consider Federal Regulations • Consider Managed Care • Use Informed Consent Forms • Informed Consent Made Ridiculously Simple • Summary of Informed Consent Considerations • Points to Remember
Chapter Three
MANAGING BOUNDARIES: STAYING OFF THE SLIPPERY SLOPE
Privacy,
Confidentiality, and Privilege • Boundary Crossings • Dual
Relationships • Risk Factors and Unhealthy Boundaries • Sexual
Impropriety • Special Considerations • Boundary Management Made
Ridiculously Simple • Summary of Managing Boundaries • Points to
Remember
Chapter Four
ETHICAL DECISION MAKING: DOING THE NEXT RIGHT THING
Principle Ethics and Virtue Ethics • Teleological and Deontological Ethics • Some Basic Decision-Making Models • An Ethical Decision-Making Model • Integrate Ethical and Legal Standards • Solve Ethical Problems Before They Arise • Ethical Decision Making Made Ridiculously Simple • Summary of Decision-Making Guidelines • Points to Remember
Chapter Five
CONSULTING WITH COLLEAGUES: DON'T WORRY ALONE
Common Ethical Dichotomies • Top 10 Reasons Not to Consult a Colleague • Top Reasons to Consult a Colleague • Psychological vs. Legal Consultations • Consulting With Colleagues Made Ridiculously Simple • Summary of Consulting With Colleagues • Points to Remember
Chapter Six
DOCUMENTATION AND RECORD KEEPING: PUTTING IT IN WRITING
Record Retention • Child Records • Protected Health Information • Psychotherapy Notes • Progress Notes • Risk-Managed Notes • Summary of Records • Disclosure of Information • Client Access • Written Reports • Record Keeping Made Meticulously Simple • Summary of Documentation and Record Keeping • Points to Remember
Chapter Seven
RESPONDING ETHICALLY TO ETHICS COMPLAINTS
Respond to the Notice of Investigation • Remember There is No Such Thing as a Frivolous Complaint • Be a Colleague, Not an Adversary • Be a Behaviorist When Explaining Details • Explain in Writing What You Did and Why You Did It • Be Sure to Cite the Standards • Do Not Blame the Client • Show Concern for Your Client’s Welfare • Learn How to Turn Errors Into Amends • Be Able to Note Peer Consultations • Think In Terms of Aspirational Behavior • Be Aware of Procedures and Deadlines • Understand the Committee Findings • Turn a Negative Into a Positive • Responding to Complaints Made Ridiculously Simple • Summary of Responding to Ethics Complaints • Points to Remember
Chapter Eight
AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW: THE MYTH OF RISK MANAGEMENT
The Myth of Risk Management • The Curse of Risk Management • The Worst of Risk Management • Summary of an Alternative View of Risk Management • Points to Remember
REFERENCES
AUTHOR INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX
CD-ROM Forms
1. Office
Policies and Procedures
2. Electronic
Communication Policy
3. Client
Registration
4. Client’s
Rights and Responsibilities
5. Informed
Consent Checklist
6. Informed
Consent for Psychological Services
7. Informed
Consent for Financial Responsibility
8. Statement
of Understanding for Unauthorized Services and for Services Beyond Medical
Necessity
9. Statement
of Understanding for Appointments that are Unkept, Canceled, or Rescheduled With
Less Than
24 Hours’ Notice
10. Statement of Understanding for Telephone
Conferences
11. Record of Phone Conversation
12. Record of Text Message
13. Consultation Note
14. Progress Note
15. Psychotherapy Note
16. Client Background Information
17. Client History
18. Mental Status Examination
19. Problem List
20. Treatment Plan Worksheet
21. Behavioral Changes Worksheet
22. Commitment to Treatment
23. Collaterals Consent Form
24. Policy on Differences Between Therapeutic and
Forensic Roles with Clients Undergoing Divorce and
Custody Disputes
25. Policy on Sharing Information About Child
Clients With Courts
26. Child Therapy Contract
27. Informed Consent for Special Circumstances:
Couples and Family Therapy
28. Informed Consent for Special Circumstances:
Children and Adolescents Ages 15 and Under
29. Informed Consent for Special Circumstances:
Adolescents Ages 16 to 17 Years Old
30. Informed Consent for Special Circumstances:
Young Adults Ages 18 Years and Older
31. Informed Consent for Psychological Testing
32. Informed Consent for Neuropsychological
Testing
33. Informed Consent for Counseling and
Psychotherapy
34. Informed Consent for Termination of
Professional Services
35. Informed Consent for Independent Consultative Examination by Licensed Psychologist
36. Informed Consent for Independent Consultative
Examination by MH Professional
37. Informed Consent for Limited Scope of
Treatment Excluding Independent Consultative Examination
38. Sample Letter of Agreement Regarding Financial
Responsibility for Expert Testimony
39. Sample Letter for Response to Request for
Production of Documents
40. Sample Letter for Response to Subpoena (for
Licensed Psychologists)
41. Sample Letter for Response to Subpoena (for
Licensed Professional Counselors)
42. Sample Letter for Response to Subpoena (for
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists)
43. Motion to Quash Court Order [Psychologist]
44. Motion to Quash Court Order [Mental Health
Professional]
45. Waiver of the Psychotherapist-Patient
Privilege [Licensed Psychologist]
46. Waiver of the Psychotherapist-Patient
Privilege [Licensed Professional Counselor]
47. Waiver of the
Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege [Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist]
48. Telephone Reply to Telephone Requests for
Information
49. Release of Information
50. HIPAA-Compliant Authorization
51. HIPAA-Compliant Authorization Checklist: Audit
Form
52. Georgia Records Documentation Checklist: Audit
Forms
53. APA Documentation Checklist: Audit Form
54. Closing Summary
55. Treatment Outcome Measure
56. Client Satisfaction Survey
57. Professional Plan for the Sudden Termination
of Practice
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About the Author
William F. Doverspike, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and Diplomate in Clinical Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and Diplomate in Neuropsychology, American Board of Professional Neuropsychology (ABPN). He is an Adjunct Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, where he teaches professional ethics and legal standards in the clinical psychology doctoral program. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, where he teaches professional ethics, psychopathology, and addictions in the professional counseling program. Dr. Doverspike is currently a member of the Georgia licensing board for psychologists. He is a former President of the Georgia Psychological Association (GPA) and has served on the GPA Ethics Committee. He has authored over 100 articles and chapters on a variety of topics ranging from professional ethics and spirituality to neuropsychology and psychotherapy. He maintains a private practice at the Atlanta Counseling Center.
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