Hedges is the leader of a 35-year clinical research project into the origins of human relationships at the Listening Perspectives Study Center in Orange, California. For some two decades he has
been teaching law and ethics to practicing mental health professionals from the standpoint of limiting liability by practicing defensively; these continuing education seminars and discussions
with practicing therapists serve as the basis for his text. Updated throughout, the second edition includes materials on four new areas of growing concern: issues in working with minors, issues
involved with child custody evaluations, compliance with the new federal HIPAA laws, and recent expansions of the therapist's duty to protect. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the guidelines
and forms for practice and recordkeeping included in the text. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
