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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS SOCIAL WORKERS GET SUED FOR?

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS SOCIAL WORKERS GET SUED FOR?. Incorrect treatment Sexual impropriety Breach of Confidence/privacy Diagnosis: failure to or incorrect Suicide of patient Improper referral/placement Improper death: patient or others Defamation/libel/slander Breach of Contract

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WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS SOCIAL WORKERS GET SUED FOR?

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  1. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS SOCIAL WORKERS GET SUED FOR? Incorrect treatment Sexual impropriety Breach of Confidence/privacy Diagnosis: failure to or incorrect Suicide of patient Improper referral/placement Improper death: patient or others Defamation/libel/slander Breach of Contract Loss from evaluation Violation of civil rights Countersuit for fee collection (In a study by Reamer the above accounted for 83.6 % of the categories of Malpractice Claims against Social Workers insured by NASW’s insurance carrier. See Reamer, F. (1995) Malpractice claims against social workers: first facts, Social Work, 40, 597-610)

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