Ethics in Rehabilitation: A Clinical Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781617110375 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str.

Barbara Kornblau; Ann Burkhardt

Opis

Ethical decision-making is a critical component in the broad spectrum of rehabilitation and health care professions today. Ethics in Rehabilitation: A Clinical Perspective, Second Edition was developed to give health and rehabilitation professionals the knowledge and tools they need to approach and solve the ethical dilemmas that challenge them in everyday practice.

Following an introduction to ethical theories and principles, Drs. Kornblau and Burkhardt furnish readers with a brief overview of legal principles that may impact ethical decision making, then examine the relationship between ethical and legal principles that clinicians may encounter. The second section provides readers with an opportunity to apply what they have learned and includes more than 100 ethical dilemmas covering a wide variety of practice-related topics. Further reinforcing the concepts, the final sections consist of ethical dilemma worksheets and a set of additional learning resources to assist in the examination and resolution of ethical dilemmas.

Features:
- More than 100 sample ethical dilemmas extracted from actual practice experiences
- Ethical dilemma worksheets to guide learning and illustrate course of action
- Extensive set of appendices including sample laws and regulations
- Online access to internet resources of state licensure and related laws

Ethics in Rehabilitation: A Clinical Perspective, Second Edition offers readers a practical approach to ethics within a clinical context to allow practitioners, educators, and researchers to raise questions, attempt to answer them, and promote and improve ethical practice in rehabilitation.

Spis treści

Section I              Approaches to Ethical Dilemmas 

Chapter 1              Introduction

Chapter 2              Ethics: The Basics              

Chapter 3              Legal Issues in Ethical Decision Making        

Chapter 4              Ethics and the Health Care System

Chapter 5              Ethics and Research in Health and Rehabilitation      

Chapter 6              Ethics and the Law: The Interface 

Chapter 7              Analyzing Ethical Dilemmas            

Chapter 8              Avoiding Ethical and Legal Dilemmas           

 

Section II            Ethical Dilemmas: Practical Applications 

 

Section III           Ethical Dilemma Worksheets        

 

Section IV           Appendices          

 

Appendix A          Codes of Ethics   

Appendix B          Excerpts From State Licensure Laws and Regulations               

Appendix C          Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Guidance on Billing and Coding     

Appendix D          Federal Statutes Pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid, and Mail Fraud and Other Criminal Offenses   

Appendix E          Sample Child Abuse Reporting Law               

Appendix F          Title 32, National Defense Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS-   TRICARE)               

Appendix G          Medicare Regulations’ Requirements for the Provision of Therapy Services by  Setting Including Definitions/Examples of Skilled Care)   

Appendix H          Publication 15-A Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide (Independent Contractor Guidance)           

Appendix I            Excerpt From Medicare A/B Reference Manual: Definitions of Medicare Fraud and Abuse            

Appendix J           Sample State Law Prohibited Referrals         

Appendix K          Sample Licensure Laws and Rules Related to Supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants and     Occupational Therapy Aides     

Appendix L          Sample Licensure Laws and Rules Related to Supervision of Physical Therapy Assistants and    Physical Therapy Aides               

Appendix M         Sample Licensure Laws and Rules Related to Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology   Assistants           

Appendix N         Internet Resources of Additional Information             

 

Index