Prudent Practice: A Guide for Managing Malpractice Risk

Today, practice is more specialized, and licensing regulations, professional standards, and statutes are more complex. The best defense remains competent, ethically conscientious practice-and now NASW Press offers practitioners a complete practice guide to increasing competence and managing the risk of malpractice. Special Features * 25 sample forms in the book and on CD-ROM * 5 sample fact sheets to distribute to clients * Summary considerations at the end of chapters * Special focus on particularly high-risk areas of practice * Numerous case examples and checklists.

Also available:

Advances in Mental Health Research: Implications for Practice - ISBN 087101291X
New Management in Human Services: 2nd Edition - ISBN 0871012510

NASW Press

NASW Press, a division of National Association of Social Workers (NASW), is a leading scholarly press in the social sciences. We serve faculty, practitioners, agencies, libraries, clinicians, and researchers throughout the United States and abroad.

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-Social work in the field of aging
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Mary Kay Houston-Vega, PhD, LCSW, is associate professor at the School of Social Work, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL. An experienced practitioner and educator, she has published and presented frequently about social work malpractice risks.

Elane M. Nuehring, PhD, is professor of social work and director of the Research and Training Center at the School of Social Work, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL. Her background includes community mental health services, homelessness, and computer applications in social work.

Elisabeth R. Daguio, MBA, is membership benefits analyst for the National Association of Social Workers Insurance Trust Office in Washington, DC. She has extensive experience in marketing and administering group insurance.