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An ethical framework for complementary and alternative therapists /

Julie Stone demonstrates that ethical issues are no less relevant to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners than to any other group of health professionals and she provides a detailed framework for practitioners thinking constructively about how ethics impact on their work.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stone, Julie, LL. B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. What do we mean by 'ethics'?
  • Ch. 3. Ethical theories in health care
  • Ch. 4. Professional codes of ethics
  • Ch. 5. The law
  • Ch. 6. Do alternative therapies require an alternative ethical framework?
  • Ch. 7. Competence
  • Ch. 8. Research
  • Ch. 9. Supervision
  • Ch. 10. Continuing professional development
  • Ch. 11. Maintaining boundaries and preventing abuse
  • Ch. 12. Respect for autonomy and consent
  • Ch. 13. Truth-telling
  • Ch. 14. Confidentiality and patient records
  • Ch. 15. Negotiating contracts with patients
  • Ch. 16. Duties towards children and mentally incapacitated adults
  • Ch. 17. Issues related to justice
  • Ch. 18. Hands-on therapies
  • Ch. 19. Invasive therapies
  • Ch. 20. Product-based therapies
  • Ch. 21. Energy-based medicine
  • Ch. 22. Psychological interventions
  • Ch. 23. Self-help therapies
  • Ch. 24. Conclusion.