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Members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) must meet stringent training and education requirements and must abide by the AAMFT Code of Ethics. This guide deciphers the revised AAMFT Code of Ethics, offering explanations and vignettes for every principle of the Code. It is an indispensable tool for both students and professionals. This book is published by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

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Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Practice with Families

Imagine how much simpler your professional life would be if therapeutic efficacy was the sole criterion against which professional ethics were measured. For better or worse, that isn't the case, and every therapist—regardless of how gifted, well-trained, or "centered"—needs help in safely navigating the minefields of personal beliefs, professional ethics, federal and state laws, and the best interests of clients.

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Broad and basic law and ethics for doctors, nurses, and all occupations that care for patients. The premise: If clinicians do good practice of their profession, they will be ethical. That practice then will be far above the minimum standard of the law. The book enables the clinician to understand the law by knowing the ethic that produces the law. With that knowledge and a few basic examples of that principle, she can predict the law for herself and know that her practice is lawful. This is the only way clinicians can assure lawful practice, because the detail of law changes minute to minute while the courts, legislatures and agencies are open (every Monday to Friday, 52 weeks a year).

About the Author

Jacky Hall, BSN, MEd, JD, has extensive experience as a nurse, ethicist, attorney, and teacher on the clinical faculty at Texas Tech University School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy. Her book, Nursing Ethics and Law, was acclaimed as the first to make the connection between law and ethics for clinicians. She has written on law and ethics in patient care, in books and journals, on topics from stem cell research to euthanasia.

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Up-to-date and challenging, this best-selling text is a practical manual that helps future and current professionals deal with ethical issues that they will confront at the various stages in their development. The authors provide readers with the basis for discovering their own guidelines within the broad limits of professional codes of ethics and divergent theoretical positions. They raise what they consider to be central issues, present a range of diverse views on these issues, discuss their position, and provide readers with many opportunities to refine their own thinking and to actively develop their own position. The authors explore such questions as: What role do the therapist's personal values play in the counseling relationship? What ethical responsibilities and rights do clients and therapists have? What considerations are involved in adapting counseling practice to diverse client populations?

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In response to the new Code of Ethics adopted in 1997 by the National Association of Social Workers, Reamer has updated his classic work. Taking into account more than twice as many ethical guidelines (an increase from 70 to 160), this second edition includes a discussion of the conceptual foundations of each of six core values considered to be the basis of social work ethics; additional material on confidentiality and privacy; and an overview of social work misconduct and malpractice.

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Through proven learning experiences that are as close to real-life practice as can be obtained from a book, DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: THEORY AND SKILLS prepares social work students for effective work in the field. Many of the case examples are drawn from social work practitioners as well as the authors' own practice situations. Long praised for its appropriate level of rigor, the book integrates the major theories and skills that direct social work practitioners need to understand and master--thus giving the book its reputation as the classic source for helping students learn direct practice skills. Consisting of four parts, the book begins by identifying the mission of social work, its values, and knowledge base. The authors then differentiate generalist from direct practice and explore roles of direct practitioners. Common elements amongst diverse theorists are then examined while key intervention strategies and various client population and practice settings are presented. Specifically, Part One provides the foundational/values and knowledge base material; Part Two is devoted to the beginning phase of the helping process; Part Three addresses the middle phase (goal attainment strategies), discussing four intervention approaches; and Part Four clarifies the termination phase of direct practice. About the Author Rona
About the Author
Ronald Rooney is a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. He has been a practitioner in child welfare, community mental health and school social work. Dr. Rooney is also the author of Strategies for Work with Involuntary Clients. He was the 2004 winner of the Academic Leadership Award of the College of Human Ecology, University of Minnesota. Glenda Dewberry Rooney is a Professor, Department of Social Work, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Now a full co-author, she was a contributing author to the Sixth Edition of DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, THEORY AND SKILLS. She teaches graduate and undergraduate practice methods, as well as macro practice courses in organizations and administration. Her extensive experience as a trainer and consultant includes working with agencies concerned with children, youth and families, and community based research. Kim Strom-Gottfried also a contributor to the Sixth Edition of DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE and now a full-co-author, is a Professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work where she teaches in the areas of direct practice, communities and organizations, and human resource management. Kim's scholarly interests involve ethics, managed care, and social work education. She provides training and consultation and research related to private practice, ethics and managed care.

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