Family therapists' ethical decision-making processes in two duty-to-warn situations

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-211

  Burkemper, Ellen M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; DUTY TO WARN; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MISSOURI;

EID: 0040671305     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb00357.x     Document Type: Article

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