Description:Interacting with the legal system can be stressful and intimidating for mental health professionals. This trusted book provides user-friendly strategies to help clinicians prepare for testimony in court and other legal proceedings. Using vivid case scenarios, the author explains legal terms and offers practical suggestions for avoiding pitfalls and managing ethical dilemmas. Clear guidelines are presented for record keeping, responding to subpoenas, preparing reports, and performing effectively on the stand as a fact witness or expert witness. Reproducible agreements and other sample documentation can be photocopied from the appendices or downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.New to This Edition* Incorporates updates in research, case law, statutes, and practice.* Examines the developing role of mental health professionals as forensic consultants.* Increased attention to ethical issues, such as dual relationships, professional boundaries, confidentiality, and competence.* An appendix with reflection questions that extend the scope of each chapter.* Explores special issues that may arise in cases involving children* Supplemental materials for course use--including an instructor's manual--are available at the author's website.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Clinicians in Court: A Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know. To get started finding Clinicians in Court: A Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Clinicians in Court: A Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know
Description: Interacting with the legal system can be stressful and intimidating for mental health professionals. This trusted book provides user-friendly strategies to help clinicians prepare for testimony in court and other legal proceedings. Using vivid case scenarios, the author explains legal terms and offers practical suggestions for avoiding pitfalls and managing ethical dilemmas. Clear guidelines are presented for record keeping, responding to subpoenas, preparing reports, and performing effectively on the stand as a fact witness or expert witness. Reproducible agreements and other sample documentation can be photocopied from the appendices or downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.New to This Edition* Incorporates updates in research, case law, statutes, and practice.* Examines the developing role of mental health professionals as forensic consultants.* Increased attention to ethical issues, such as dual relationships, professional boundaries, confidentiality, and competence.* An appendix with reflection questions that extend the scope of each chapter.* Explores special issues that may arise in cases involving children* Supplemental materials for course use--including an instructor's manual--are available at the author's website.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Clinicians in Court: A Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know. To get started finding Clinicians in Court: A Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.