Legal Self Defense for Mental Health Practitioners: Quality Care and Risk Management Strategies

Author:   Robert Woody
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
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9780826195654


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   20 June 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert Woody
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.369kg
ISBN:  

9780826195654


ISBN 10:   0826195652
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   20 June 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface Chapter One -- Mental Health Practitioners Under Siege Chapter Two -- Social Psychology of Practitioner Vulnerability: Avoiding Psychological Errors Chapter Three -- Knowing the Opposition Chapter Four -- A Protective Shield for Professional Services Chapter Five - The Practice Context Chapter Six -- Business Savvy: Structuring and Operating a Mental Health Business Chapter Seven - Dealing with Attorneys and the Legal System Chapter Eight -- Threatening and Dangerous Service Users Chapter Nine -- Appropriate Defensiveness Chapter Ten - Avoiding Ethical and Licensing Complaints and Legal Challenges Epilogue References

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Robert Henley Woody, Senior, received the Doctor of Philosophy degree from Michigan State University, the Doctor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and the Juris Doctor degree from Creighton University. He completed postdoctoral studies at the University of London and the Washington School of Psychiatry. He is a member of the Florida, Michigan, and Nebraska Bars, and a Licensed Psychologist in Florida and Michigan. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Diplomate in Clinical and Forensic Psychology (ABPP) and Diplomate in Psychological Assessment (ABAP). After professorial stints at the State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of Maryland, the Ohio University, and the Grand Valley State University, in 1975 Dr. Woody became a Professor of Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (and he is a former Dean for Graduate Studies and Research there). He has consistently maintained independent private practices in both law and psychology. Over his three decades plus as an attorney, he has advised, counseled, represented, and taught courses and seminars to mental health practitioners from all of the professional disciplines. Dr. Woody graduated from the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Center (Tallahassee) and was a sworn law enforcement officer with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The National Rifle Association has named him a Certified Instructor of Pistol and Personal Protection in the Home. Dr. Woody has previously authored/edited thirty-four books and over two hundred articles and chapters.

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