Professionalism and Ethics: A Q & A Self- Study Guide for Mental Health Professionals - Softcover

Laura Weiss Roberts; Jinger G. Hoop

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585622443 ISBN 13: 9781585622443

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 2008

Synopsis

An interactive, case-oriented approach to mental health ethics, Professionalism and Ethics: Q & A Self-Study Guide for Mental Health Professionals consists of questions and answers that draw on sixteen experts personal experience in the care of people with mental illness, in mental health research, and in clinical training. Each question presents scenarios that pose an ethical issue: some are narrow and to the point, such as responding to a suspicion of child abuse; others require a more nuanced approach, such as dealing with conflict of interest posed by a pharmaceutical company. The questions are resolved in alignment with the contributors understanding of ethical principles, the standards of their fields, the law, and the expectations of mental health professionals.
The brief case descriptions that frame each ethical question echo the real-life complexities of clinical practice and are presented in single-answer, multiple-choice format modeled after key medical licensure and specialty certification organizations. Following an overview of ethics and professionalism, questions cover four broad areas: core concepts, clinical care, medical research, and interactions with colleagues and trainees. Explanations following the questions offer background information about relevant ethical concepts and related legal and clinical considerations. A subsequent section features another set of questions for self-assessment, followed by answers with citations to appropriate references.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Roberts serves as Chairman and the Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine.   

She is an internationally recognized scholar in bioethics, psychiatry, medicine, and medical education, and is identified as a foremost psychiatric ethicist in the United States.  Dr. Roberts has received extensive scientific peer-reviewed funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Energy, and private foundations to perform empirical studies of modern ethical issues in research, clinical care, and health policy, with a particular focus on vulnerable and special populations.  Her work has led to advances in understanding of ethical aspects of physical and mental illness research, societal implications for genetic innovation, the role of stigma in health disparities, the impact of medical student and physician health issues, and optimal approaches to fostering professionalism in medicine.  
 
Dr. Roberts has been the Editor-in-Chief for the journal Academic Psychiatry since 2002 and serves as an editorial board member and peer reviewer for many scientific and education journals.   Dr. Roberts was the first woman to be elected President of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry.  Dr. Roberts has received numerous awards for leadership, teaching, and science.

Review:

This unique book tackles the tough ethical questions that arise in our daily work as mental health clinicians, teachers, and investigators, translating philosophical and legal concepts into practical guidance. The editors have assembled a diverse multidisciplinary group of expert contributors. Drawing on professional standards and codes of conduct and the law, full of clinical pearls and thought-provoking self-assessment questions, this excellent book will be valued by both beginners and advanced practitioners and academicians in all of the mental health professions. --James L. Levenson, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

From how to handle a discussion among patients about the existence of God to whether or not to allow a child to interpret for his parents, Drs. Roberts and Hoop and their colleagues pose real-life questions and provide in depth a set of solutions to guide practice. --Robert Freedman, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado

Drs. Roberts and Hoop provide a lucid and concise guide to examine professionalism and ethics, dual concepts that serve as a moral compass to conscientious mental health professionals. Although the authors specific focus is on clinical ethics problems in mental health, the book s insights will be helpful to all health professionals who care for patients. --Mark Siegler, M.D., Lindy Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1585622443
• ISBN 13: 9781585622443
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 251