tailieunhanh - E THICAL R EASONING IN THE M ENTAL H EALTH P ROFESSIONS

This book is, first and foremost, a treatise in applied ethics. Most ethics texts explain the duties of professionals that are outlined in the profession’s ethical code. This book is designed to assist the mental health professional in developing the ability to reason ethically, a skill that is an extraordinarily important component of professionalism in any field, but one that is grossly underdeveloped in many professionals. The greatest challenges to ethical professional practice are the novel situations that arise involving conflicts between two ethical principles. Readers will learn how to resolve these conflicts in a rational manner by understanding the philosophical sources of professional ethical duties and applying. | Ethical Reasoning Mental Health Professions Gary George Ford Ethical Reasoning in THE Mental Health Professions Gary George Ford CRC Press Boca Raton New York London Tokyo Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ford Gary George Ethical reasoning in the mental health professions Gary George Ford. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8493-2077-1 alk. paper 1. Mental health personnel Professional ethics. 2. Psychiatric ethics. I. Title. F67 2000 174 .2-dc21 00-058556 This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission and sources are ofreferencesarelisted. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all Iiiakirel i lt rthv- a issso ninau vr n ieai use. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced na transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying microfilming and recording or by any information storage or retrieval system without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The consent of CRC Press LLCdnesnot extern tofopntngSorgeneral nwriburion Corpramation fol creating new works or for resain. Cnueificpanmssinn mustbe obtained in wneinfProm CRC Preui LLC for such copying. Direct all inquiries to CRC Press LLC. 2000 . Corporate Blvd. Boca Raton. Florida 33431. is . Trademark Notice Product or cnrporese damee manbvttanemiinsos reeifirenttademarkreandine used only for identification . 2001 byCRC . NocltCmtovrigidal . Government works International Standard Book Number 0-8493-2077-1 Library t Cencrei ítCai CĨC iT r Ễ rl O- t d Printed in the United States of America 1234567890 Printedon arid-face .