The ethics of conditional confidentiality : a practice model for mental health professionals /

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Author / Creator:Fisher, Mary Alice.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Description:xvi, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9023149
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ISBN:9780199752201
0199752206
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Abbreviations
  • Part I. The ABC's of "Conditional Confidentiality": An Ethical, Legal, and Ethical/Legal Review
  • 1. Ethical Responsibilities about Confidentiality
  • 2. Law Affecting Confidentiality
  • 3. Placing Laws into Ethical Context
  • Part II. Protecting Patients' Confidentiality Rights with an Ethics-Based Practice Model
  • Introduction to Part II: "The Ethics of Conditional Confidentiality"
  • 4. Step 1 - Preparing
  • 5. Step 2 - Telling Prospective Patients the Truth about Confidentiality's Limits
  • 6. Step 3 - Obtaining Truly Informed Consent before Disclosing Confidential Information Voluntarily
  • 7. Step 4 - Responding Ethically to Legal Demands for "Involuntary" Disclosure of Patient Information
  • 8. Step 5 - Avoiding Preventable Breaches of Confidentiality
  • 9. Step 6 - Talking about Confidentiality
  • Part III. Practical Considerations
  • 10. Clinical Record Keeping
  • 11. Confidentiality with Specific Patient Populations
  • 12. Confidentiality in Specific Roles and Settings
  • 13. Ethics-Based Staff Training about Confidentiality
  • Appendix
  • I. Selected Ethical Standards Relevant to Confidentiality Listed Numerically
  • II. Ethical Standards (using categories from Knapp and Vande Creek (2006))
  • III. Laws Affecting Confidentiality - Summary and Examples
  • IV. HIPAA Regulations - Summary
  • V. Ethical Practice Model (with legal annotations
  • VI. Ethical Responsibilities in Forensic Contexts: Which Hat Are You Wearing?
  • VII. Ethical and Professional Resources
  • VIII. Ethics-Based Staff Training About Confidentiality - Sample Outline
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index