Sorting Through Current Legal and Ethical Issues: Where the Law and Codes Meet

This seminar will first briefly review sources of legal and ethical guidance and the necessary components of valid, binding informed consent procedures. From there, we will sort through the legal distinctions and complexity of duties regarding reporting sexual abuse, rape, and statutory rape with case examples. Included in this discussion will be general issues regarding the confidentiality rights of minors and responsibilities surrounding the management of self-injurious behavior.

Duty to warn issues will then be discussed with an examination of the divergences in legal and ethical definitions and the binds that are created for the mental health professional when faced with the decision to act or not. Case examples will be discussed in the context of these dilemmas. Time permitting, other current issues such as right-to-die/end-of-life decisions, elder abuse, and the ambiguity of the language of the codes will be addressed. Time for questions and answers will be provided.

This web conference is advanced instructional level and designed to help clinicians:

1. Explain the factors that make informed consent legal and binding;
2. Compare the differences between rape, statutory rape, and child abuse and the accompanying obligations under the ethical codes and the law;
3. Describe the duties and responsibilities regarding client self-mutilation;
4. Analyze the complexity of duties and responsibilities regarding duty to warn;
5. Discuss current issues and codes regarding end-of-life decisions and elder abuse.

If you have any questions or concerns about this web conference or would like more information, please contact us here.

Event Reviews from Members

Clifton Mitchell's style, enthusiasm and depth of knowledge made a topic that is usually a "yawner" into a fun, engaging and relevant presentation. Loved it! - Marcia Conley, MA, LPC

I always dread this topic because it is usually presented in a dry and boring format. He is correct about trying to answer questions and how it positively impacts your ability to remember. - Darlene Fishel, LCSW

Continuing Education (CE) Information

Two CE credits will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.

GoodTherapy.org is also an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within counseling services.

GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. GoodTherapy.org is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

GoodTherapy.org, SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0395.

To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

Premium or Pro Membership with GoodTherapy includes access to this web conference at no cost. Not yet a Premium or Pro Member? Mental health professionals can attend this live web conference for $30.95 or access the homestudy recording for $15.50.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

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