The Essentials of California Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines

The Essentials of California Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines

R. Todd Bates, Stephen H. Behnke, Ph.D., James Preis
$35.00
Publication Date: August 17th, 1998
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN:
9780393702507
Pages:
272

Description

This series arose from Stephen Behnke's experience teaching psychiatric residents, psychology interns, and social work students at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

Trainees consistently mentioned how helpful it was to have laws relevant to their clinical practice explained in a way that removed the mystery and anxiety associated with lawyers, courts, and judges. Each volume in the series sets forth, in a clear, straightforward, and user-friendly manner, pertinent legislation and court cases, covering why the law was written, what the law says, and how the law affects clinical practice.

About the Author

Stephen H. Behnke, J.D., Ph.D., is Director of the Program in the Practice of Scientific Investigation at the Harvard Medical School Division of Medical Ethics. He is on the Psychology Faculty of the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and an Instructor in Psychology in the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry.