Book Review: Risk Management in Social Work: Preventing Professional Malpractice, Liability, and Disciplinary Action

Author: Frederic G. Reamer Publisher: Columbia University Press – 367 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar There are large costs – in money, time, effort, damage to reputation, and emotional suffering – for social workers who get sued by their clients or are named as respondents in licensing board complaints. And some of the social workers who pay these costs did nothing wrong, but unfortunately became victims of the recipients of their services. While social work is a profession that – like other care-giving endeavors which bring about great psychic satisfaction in helping people better their lot – can...

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