Long regarded as the standard text for classroom use and an
invaluable reference for agency administrators, social work supervisors,
line clinicians, and private practitioners, Social Work Malpractice
and Liability has now been updated to include new material on the
revised NASW Code of Ethics, recent court decisions related to social
work malpractice and liability, boundary issues and dual relationships,
and how social workers can conduct an "ethics audit" in the
workplace.
After introducing the concepts of negligence,
malpractice, and liability, Frederic Reamer turns to the subject of risk
management. Using recent cases, he describes a wide variety of problems
related to privacy and confidentiality, improper treatment and delivery
of services, impaired practitioners, supervision, consultation and
referral, fraud and deception, and termination of service, concluding
with practical suggestions for social workers named as defendants in
lawsuits.