Terms in a Justice Setting
A person appointed by a judge to protect the interests of a vulnerable or incompetent individual who may be subject to some form of legal action, only for the time that the individual's case is under consideration.
What is a Guardian ad litem?
The written guidelines regarding end-of-life care developed by a client while competent. This term can include living wills and the designation of a health care representative to make medical decisions for the client if needed.
What is Advance directives?
The amount an individual is required to pay for a health or other insurance claim before the insurer pays their share of the claim.
What is a deductible?
The practice of ensuring rights, fair processes, and adherence to laws when an individual is accused of misconduct or a crime.
What is due process?
A company that facilitates, monitors, and evaluates services provided by an organization, often used with the purpose of maintaining quality and reducing costs.
What is Managed Care?
An individual who experiences persecution or danger on the basis of political beliefs, religion, or ethnicity and wh seeks protection in another country.
What is a refugee?
The system of services provided to children and youth vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, or neglect.
What is Child Protective Services?
The process of identifying a condition and assessing the causes and contributors to that condition, based on symptoms and course, and allowing for a plan of care.
What is a diagnosis?
An individual who has voluntarily moved to another country.
What is an immigrant?
The legal obligation to report a client's threats or danger to another person based on the Tarasoff ruling of 1976.
What is a duty to warn?
An individual required to seek and utilize services.
What is a mandated client?
Basic self-care activities that allow an individual to live independently, including bathing, eating, and toileting.
What are activities of daily living?
The agreement, often supported by law and professional codes of ethics, that the communication between a social worker and a client is protected unless the client gives permission for it to be shared or when there exists a duty to warn someone that the client has threatened to harm.
What is Privileged communication?
The process of planning for the discharge and placement of an individual following hospitalization or residential care that allows for a smooth transition and whatever supports will be needed to maintain the client's level of functioning.
What is discharge planning?
Two coexisting, overlapping, mutually interacting conditions. Also referred to as coexisting disorders or comorbidity.
What is dual diagnosis?