White, W., Popovits, R. and Donohue, E. (2008) “Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues in the Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders Among Adolescents”, chapter in Adolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High-Risk Behaviors. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, New York, New York. Adolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors presents leading experts offering insightful viewpoints and dynamic suggestions on how to best provide simultaneous treatment and integrated services to youths with co-occurring disorders. Renée Popovits, William White and Elizabeth Donohue contributed a chapter to this book discussing the complex ethical and legal issues that arise in the treatment of co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders among adolescents, as well as discussing broader policy issues raised by co-occurring disorders.

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Popovits, R. “Disclosure Dilemma:  Legal Compliance for Counselors”, chapter in Addiction Counseling Review: Preparing for Comprehensive and Licensing Exams. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Mahway, New Jersey. Renée Popovits recently contributed a chapter to a book for UCLA. Her portion discusses the dilemmas of disclosure for counselors and the legal issues that surround it. She focuses on the fundamental legal principle underlying substance abuse treatment: confidentiality. This Chapter highlights key provisions of the two sets of federal regulations establishing the national standards for confidentiality and privacy: the federal confidentiality regulations (42 C.F.R. Part 2) and the Privacy Standards promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Although states may have more stringent laws, these federal regulations serve as a guidepost for legal compliance.

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White, W. and Popovits, R. (2001) Critical Incidents:  Ethical Issues in the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction, 2nd Edition. Bloomington, Illinois: A Lighthouse Institute. This groundbreaking publication, now in its second edition, is written for those who work in the addiction treatment and allied fields. The book contains more than 200 “critical incidents,” or ethical case studies, to both challenge and stimulate your ethical decision making abilities and the discussion of ethical issues. Each vignette is accompanied by a brief analysis and discussion of the ethical and legal issues presented in the situation.

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DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER FOR ADDICTION STUDIES
“Critical Incidents” (© 2001 William L. White and Renée M. Popovits). Bill White and Renée Popovits, in conjunction with Chestnut Health Systems, Inc., have been engaged as consultants for developing distance learning courses for sale to the general public through the Distance Learning Center for Addiction Studies (DLCAS) and its marketing affiliates.

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HIPAA Privacy and 42 CFR Part 2 Confidentiality Guide
In this Guide, the Attorneys of Popovits & Robinson provide answers to numerous confidentiality questions faced by substance abuse treatment providers and others in the healthcare field when navigating the requirements of the substance abuse confidentiality regulations found at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Through a question and answer format, this Guide provides concise answers to such questions as when a deceased patient's records may be disclosed, what is needed for a proper authorization, and what can be reported when child abuse or neglect are suspected.




Mental Health and HIPAA Privacy Confidentiality Guide
This Guide provides clarification on the confidentiality requirements posed by the Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and HIPAA. The question and answer format provides guidance for mental health providers and other practitioners in answering such questions as whether a therapist has a duty to warn, what is considered identifying information, and when a court order is required for the disclosure of confidential information.






Funding Contract Review Guide
The Funding Contract Review Guide provides a clear and concise checklist to assist providers when conducting reviews of State or Federal funding contracts, helping to highlight for providers important terms as well as giving suggestions for providers to consider when reviewing and negotiating these contracts.






Corporate Compliance Program Guide
What is an effective risk management program? Why should providers have corporate compliance programs? What are the essential elements of a corporate compliance program? This Guide provides the answers to these and many other questions that providers face when implementing an effective and comprehensive corporate compliance program.



Prices for Booklets
    1 - 25 booklets  $5.00 per booklet
  26 - 99 booklets  $4.50 per booklet
100 - 499 booklets $4.00 per booklet
500 - 999 booklets $3.50 per booklet

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