RUNNING SCARED - THERAPISTS EXCESSIVE CONCERNS ABOUT FOLLOWING RULES

Authors
BERNET W
Citation
W. Bernet, RUNNING SCARED - THERAPISTS EXCESSIVE CONCERNS ABOUT FOLLOWING RULES, Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 23(3), 1995, pp. 367-374
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Law
Journal title
Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law → ACNP
ISSN journal
0091634X
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
367 - 374
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-634X(1995)23:3<367:RS-TEC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Mental health professionals sometimes excessively follow rules and reg ulations to the point of neglecting or even injuring their clients. Fi ve vignettes are presented that illustrate how this problem might occu r in clinical or administrative decisions. The vignettes involve confi dentiality, informed consent, reporting of sexual abuse, and other iss ues. Several specific recommendations are made that emphasize common s ense and clinical reasoning, rather than relying merely on legal reaso ning.