LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Introduction and Alignment

Understanding legal and ethical issues in mental health as well as the stigma related to this field is extremely important. You must be able to assess your own bias and develop a style of practice. Another important aspect of patient care is developing resources that can be used by you and the client to provide education and community-based resources.

Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:

Apply legal and ethical principles to the practice PMHNP practice

Apply reflection to your practice