Main description:

News: this book has been included as one of the texts for the National Psychology Examination - Curriculum Domains 1 (Ethics) and 4 (Communication), developed by the Psychology Board of Australia. This book targets a wide range of allied health professions. The list, while not exhaustive, embraces occupational therapy, podiatry, Chinese medicine, complementary medicine, nuclear medicine, speech pathology, radiography, physiotherapy, psychology, osteopathy, chiropractic care and optometry. The authors explain the legal context in which these professions function, the various forms of legal regulation which apply to them, their legal liabilities, and legal imperatives which bear upon their practice. Also included is commentary on the limits and ambiguities of law in relation to allied health activity, the interaction between law and professional ethics, and some significant legal challenges in normal professional life.
Allied Health Professionals and the Law expands the legal knowledge of allied health readers whether they are practitioners seeking to understand the legal aspects of their work or researchers engaged in analysis of professional matters which have legal dimensions and implications.

Contents:

Contents Part 1 - Law and Context of Practice 1 Introduction, Rosemary Kennedy 2 The Australian Legal System, Adapted from Legal Information Access Centre: The Australian Legal System 2006 3 Allied Health professions, law and ethics, Cameron Stewart 4 The health service delivery context, Peter McFarlane 5 Occupational regulation of health practitioners in Australia, Anne-Louise Carlton Part 2 - Accountable Service Delivery and the Law 6 Decision-making and consent, Clare Delaney 7 Confidentiality, privacy and health information management, Marilyn McMahon 8 Intervention methods and processes, Michael Weir Part 3 - Adverse Service Delivery and the Law 9 Legal risks of unprofessional behaviour, Beth Wilson 10 Reporting own and other's conduct, Cameron Stewart Part 4 - Law and Professional Life 11 Employee or private practitioner? Trevor Goddard and Marina Ciccarelli 12 Writing reports and giving evidence in court, Andrew Day 13 Maintaining professional competence, Joshua Burns Index