Law in the Health and Human Services
by Dickson, Donald T.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1995-02-01
Publisher(s): Free Pr
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Author Biography
Donald Dickson, Ph.D., J.D., is an associate professor at the Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Law in the Health and Human Services | p. 3 |
| Reading and Using Legal Materials | p. 15 |
| Constitutional Law, Due Process, and Equal Protection | p. 46 |
| Ethics and the Law in the Health and Human Services | p. 81 |
| Privacy, Personal Autonomy, and Records | p. 95 |
| Confidential Communications: Principles and Limitations | p. 122 |
| Informed Consent | p. 156 |
| Incompetence and Guardianship | p. 208 |
| Families and Children I: Family Composition, Marriage, Divorce, Children, and the Law | p. 247 |
| Families and Children II: Child Abuse, Termination of Parental Rights, Foster Care, and Domestic Violence | p. 314 |
| Law and the Mentally Ill | p. 375 |
| Legal Issues for Individuals with Disabilities | p. 407 |
| AIDS and the Law | p. 444 |
| Law in the Workplace: Sexual Harassment, Drug Testing, and Employee Assistance Programs | p. 483 |
| Malpractice and Administrative Liability | p. 520 |
| Courtroom Testimony: Fact and Expert Witnesses | p. 573 |
| Notes | p. 595 |
| Index of Cases | p. 623 |
| General Index | p. 629 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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