Short description:
Therapists are at risk, and the risk is increasing. Well-meaning practitioners used to believe that if they were adhering to ethical codes, and doing their best, they didn't have to worry about being sued or brought before licensing boards. But in today's litigious climate they are worried, and rightfully so. Their concern surfaces at the same time that the profession is learning better ways to help particularly troubled patients who have often been badly abused and traumatized.  Dr. Hedges and his co-authors highlight among other things  the leading ethical and legal dilemmas in therapy today, the management of malpractice exposure, and  the nature of memories and recovered memories and the causes of real and perceived abuse.  This book seeks to help clarify the issues, manage the dangers, and restore confidence in the psychotherapy process for clinicians who are experiencing fear, constriction, and loss of satisfaction in their work.  

Reviews and comments from reviewers:
`This Is a Work about Crucial Issues Relating to Trust and Listening in the Therapeutic Relationship'
"Therapists at Risk alerts psycho-therapists to the legal and ethical charges they can face in a society where false claims and accusations, false memories, character pathology, narcissistic disorders, and other forms of psychopathology are often financially and politically profitable. This is a work about crucial issues relating to trust and listening in the therapeutic relationship. Attorney Caudill's contributions are new to the literature and especially helpful."
—Virginia Hunter

Offers a Unique Perspective for Dealing with Recovered Memory
"No matter on which side of the false memory controversy therapists may find themselves, this book offers a sound and practical approach to sorting out the unexplainable. Its arrival is timely, its focus cutting-edge, and its perspective unique in dealing with one of the most emotionally charged topics of today."
—Karen K. Redding.