Applied Ethics for Behavioral Health Practitioners

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Gain an appreciation for the purpose and application of ethical standards, while learning to decrease risk in your practice

Never has there been such a focus on one profession as there is on the mental health profession. Our society has become so litigious in nature, that mental health professionals must be ever cognizant of being sued for doing their job. The profession touted as "the helping profession" has become a "risky business." Our product is intangible in the sense that outcomes vary among customers, yet we are held accountable for those outcomes. Our professional organizations have established "ethics and standards" for practice which are frequently interpreted as "laws," and many states are requiring that professionals take ethics courses. We never know if a client is going to request our records or presence in a legal matter.

This course will help sort out fact from fiction about the nature of ethics and their application in practice. Clinicians will gain an appreciation for the purpose and application of ethical standards, while learning to decrease risk in their practice.

• Learn how your professional ethics are being construed as laws in malpractice actions
• Learn how to protect your clients and yourself from "boundary" misinterpretations
• Insure your clients' rights and protect yourself from "confidentiality" errors
• Learn how poor communication of patient treatment plans and poor documentation can lead to bad outcomes
• Practices to insure confidentiality and protect your client and yourself
• How to avoid possible boundary violations
• Discuss how to appropriately terminate therapy, without abandonment
• Learn how to provide therapy based upon "clinical necessity"
• Identify what is needed to insure competent therapeutic intervention

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Administrators
• Social Workers
• Counselors
• Psychologists
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Psychiatric Nurses
• School Counselors
• School Psychologists
• Crisis Intervention Specialists
• Case Managers
• Substance Abuse Counselors
• State and Federal Counselors

Quote From Past Participants:

"This course was very helpful in clarifying ethics in my profession that will help protect me. I found the seminar to be very clear, concise and informative. I got a lot out of the day and plan to change some things in my practice." - Social Worker, Fairfax, VA

"Dynamic and interesting speaker. He made what could have been a dry topic interesting, informative and sometimes funny. Bruce Spencer has an excellent knowledge base on ethics for clinical practice." - Licensed Professional Counselor, Fairfax, VA

"Mr. Spencer's ethics seminar is one of the best workshops I've attended. He referenced real legal cases and clinical examples that will help me with clinical decisions I make on a daily basis." - MSW, LCSW, Tacoma, WA

Sponsor Background:

Leading the Way in Professional Development.

Cross Country Education is a national leader in high-quality educational products and services for the entire health care industry. Our seminars and training programs are designed to help health care providers achieve improved performance and results in all areas of clinical, financial and operational management. Our faculty of more than 150 instructors are the "best of the best" in their field of expertise and know how to provide programs that really make a difference to participants.

Since 1995, we have trained over 1,000,000 providers, managers, nurses, behavioral health professionals and other key personnel throughout the entire healthcare industry. We produce over 5,000 seminars and conferences annually for the health care industry. Plus, we coordinate in-house training for health care facilities. Let us provide your training and professional education needs!

Our Mission Statement

“CCE exists to identify and provide opportunities for relevant continuing education in a timely and geographically friendly manner that will meet and exceed the needs and expectations of targeted professionals.”

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