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Ethical Considerations of Multiple Roles in Forensic Services
| Title | Ethical Considerations of Multiple Roles in Forensic Services |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Woody, Robert Henley |
| Journal | Ethics & Behavior |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 79-87 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 10508422 |
| Accession Number | 36323780 |
| Keywords | Conflict , ethics , Expert Witness , Forensic , Law , Lawyers , Mental , multiple , PSYCHOLOGY , roles , WITNESSES |
| Abstract | Attorneys increasingly rely on the services of mental health practitioners. Although some practitioners lack training, the promise of professional rewards lead some to accept opportunities with resulting ethical quandaries. Due to significant differences between the objectives of traditional mental health services and expert testimony, problems occur when clinicians venture into forensic services. Attorneys and judges, unfamiliar with mental health specialties, may seek to press a mental health practitioner into multiple roles. Possible ethical issues and risks associated with accepting multiple roles are identified and strategies for avoiding or minimizing harm or exploitation are discussed. |
| Notes | Woody, Robert Henley 1; Email Address: Psychlegal@aol.com; Affiliation: 1: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska; Source Info: Jan/Feb2009, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p79; Subject Term: MENTAL health personnel; Subject Term: FORENSIC scientists; Subject Term: ROLES (Social aspects); Subject Term: WITNESSES; Subject Term: LAWYERS; Subject Term: MENTAL health services; Author-Supplied Keyword: conflict of interest; Author-Supplied Keyword: ethics; Author-Supplied Keyword: forensic services; Author-Supplied Keyword: law; Author-Supplied Keyword: multiple roles; NAICS/Industry Codes: 541110 Offices of Lawyers; NAICS/Industry Codes: 621330 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians); NAICS/Industry Codes: 622210 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals; NAICS/Industry Codes: 623220 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities; Number of Pages: 9p; Document Type: Article |
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| DOI | 10.1080/10508420802623690 |
| Short Title | Ethical Considerations of Multiple Roles in Forensic Services |
