Liability and risk management in outpatient psychotherapy supervision

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-195

  Recupero, Patricia R ^a,b   Rainey, Samara E ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL WORK;

AMBULATORY CARE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX OFFENSES; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547130549     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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