title: Social work and malpractice: a converging course.
abstract: Malpractice actions have not been applied to social workers, to date. Emerging legal sanction for an recognition of social workers as mental health professionals, however, carries a concomitant risk of malpractice suits against social workers in a number of treatment practice areas.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000639:trends*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012306:Risk; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards