Law in the Health and Human Services

Professor Dickson provides students with examples of a legal way of thinking about significant issues in social policy. This book can be used in policy and practice courses in the fields of mental health, child welfare, the family, developmental and physical disabilities, and professional ethics. Provides excellent selection of relevant court decisions along with clearly articulated questions and issues for discussion.

Donald T. Dickson is the author of Confidentiality and Privacy in Social Work, a Simon & Schuster book.

Preface

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

Part I. The Legal Context of the Health and Human Services

Law in the Health and Human Services

3

(12)

Reading and Using Legal Materials

15

(31)

Constitutional Law, Due Process, and Equal Protection

46

(35)

Part II. Legal Concepts for the Professional

Ethics and the Law in the Health and Human Services

81

(14)

Privacy, Personal Autonomy, and Records

95

(27)

Confidential Communications: Principles and Limitations

122

(34)

Informed Consent

156

(52)

Incompetence and Guardianship

208

(39)

Part III. Social Problems and Vulnerable Populations

Families and Children I: Family Composition, Marriage, Divorce, Children, and the Law

247

(67)

Families and Children II: Child Abuse, Termination of Parental Rights, Foster Care, and Domestic Violence

314

(61)

Law and the Mentally Ill

375

(32)

Legal Issues for Individuals with Disabilities

407

(37)

AIDS and the Law

444

(39)

Part IV. Law in Professional Practice: Workplace, and Courtroom Issues, Malpractice and Administrative Liability

Law in the Workplace: Sexual Harassment, Drug Testing, and Employee Assistance Programs

483

(37)

Malpractice and Administrative Liability

520

(53)

Courtroom Testimony: Fact and Expert Witnesses

573

(22)

Notes

595

(28)

Index of Cases

623

(6)

General Index

629

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Law in the Health and Human Services

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