Malpractice: an ogre on the horizon.
Although social workers are sued for malpractice only infrequently, the possibility exists nonetheless. Drawing analogies with areas of liability that exist in other professions, particularly psychiatry, the author calls attention to ways in which the social worker can protect himself against malpractice suits.
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D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards