Professionalism and Ethics

This new edition of Professionalism and Ethics: Q & A Self-Study Guide for Mental Health Professionals thoroughly updates the highly regarded and groundbreaking first edition, offering the contemporary reader cutting-edge clinical wisdom and ethical guidance for challenging times. As with its predecessor, the second edition is built on case vignettes that help the reader actively consider options and their potential consequences in the clinical setting. Topics explored in-depth include conflicts of interest in research, the difficult tasks of assigning authorship, the need for disclosure, ethical peer review, and other dilemmas that both students and experienced researchers will find valuable. In addition, ethical questions regarding assisted suicide and euthanasia, social media and the loss of anonymity, professional voyeurism versus patient privacy and consent, the appropriate process for reporting an impaired colleague, problems of burnout and professional well-being, and many other issues of vital interest to the mental health practitioner are discussed with scrupulousness and compassion in a question-and-answer format that is easy to relate to and understand. Written by a diverse, multidisciplinary team of contributors, Professionalism and Ethics: Q & A Self-Study Guide for Mental Health Professionals poses and plumbs critically important ethical dilemmas in a compelling, down-to-earth way for today's practitioners and learners.