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Chapter Fourteen : odds ’n ends. non-clinical activities. Important elements of clinician’s work Common activities Educational efforts Prevention programs. educational activities. Importance of preparation Public education Professional education Clinical supervision.
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non-clinical activities • Important elements of clinician’s work • Common activities • Educational efforts • Prevention programs
educational activities • Importance of preparation • Public education • Professional education • Clinical supervision
prevention efforts • A “young” field • Central concepts targets of prevention levels of prevention • Dilemmas ambiguity about what is to be prevented bias substitutes for science conflicts around public policy
prevention efforts by level Efforts intended to reduce total number of ill • Primary Prevention efforts so don’t get condition • Secondary Prevention efforts to identify ill people and treat • Tertiary Prevention efforts to avoid relapse
Universal Selective Indicated directed at general public example: media ads Directed to groups with high-risk characteristicsexample. teen-age drivers Directed to individuals identified as at riskexample. children of alcoholics prevention efforts by target
professional issues • Collegiality • Keeping current • Selecting a professional position • Professional development • Certification and licensure • Ethical standards
ethics • The “ought-ness” of behavior • Incorporates commitments to • autonomy • beneficence • justice
special considerations • Confidentiality • Setting boundaries • Clinicians in recovery • Clinician impairment and relapse