Malpractice: future shock of the 1980s.
Once the therapeutic relationship is established, a client acquires certain rights and the social worker certain duties. If these duties are breached due to negligence, and the client is damaged in any way, the social worker may be financially liable, and this may lead to the cause of action called malpractice.
D008318:Malpractice / Q000639:trends*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States