Article
Duty to Warn and Intervention with HIV-Positive Clients
Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
4-1-1999
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Disciplines
Abstract
Complex ethical and legal issues are involved when an HIV-positive client presents a danger to others as a result of engaging in unprotected sex or needle sharing. This article presents a detailed assessment-and-intervention model that is based on the integration of ethical and legal principles with information about the level of risk associated with a client's behavior, the HIV status of the client, and the sexual or needle-sharing partner's awareness of the client's HIV status. Appropriate interventions, including the duty to warn, are identified for each of the risk levels.
Citation Information
Timothy Melchert and Michele M. Patterson. "Duty to Warn and Intervention with HIV-Positive Clients" Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (1999) ISSN: 0735-7028 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/timothy-melchert/19/
Accepted version. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol 30, No. 2 (April1999): 180-186. DOI. © 2019 American Psychological Association. Used with permission.