Unforeseen implications of regulation in clinical practice.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Melissa Floyd-Pickard, Professor and Department Chair (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The authors, both long-time LCSWs, utilize an existential framework and postmodern lens to explore the implications of increased professional regulation in clinical practice. Specifically emphasized, are the themes of litigation-fear and the threat of license revocation that are prevalent in the field of clinical social work at this time. The authors argue that this “climate of fear” can lead to a slippery slope for a profession that has long valued the individual’s right (both client’s and practitioner’s) to self-determination, authenticity, and creativity and call for an increased conversation among practitioners about the desired role of regulation in the profession with the overall goal of protecting a true understanding of ethics in social work.
Unforeseen implications of regulation in clinical practice.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2011
- Keywords
- social work, clinical social work practice, social work regulation, existentialism, clinical social work, social work license revocation, social work supervision