When Clinical Practice, Ethics, and Laws Collide—Oh My!
In today's litigious society, being a great mental health professional is not enough to avoid ethics complaints, licensing board sanctions, and even legal liability. If you work in the field of behavioral health care, you must also understand professional codes of ethics, licensing board regulations, and laws in the governing jurisdiction. It is necessary to understand how these intertwine with clinical practice and what to do when those worlds collide—because they will! Integrated training in these inseparable areas has been fragmented at best and sometimes all together absent. What should you do when best clinical practices conflict with codes of ethics? What about when your code of ethics conflicts with laws? How can you stay informed of changes in codes of ethics, licensing board regulations, and new laws?
This one-day seminar provides an integrative approach to understanding and resolving conflicts between the clinical, ethical, and legal aspects of mental health practice. Whereas many mental health trainers will refer you to a lawyer to address legal issues and lawyers will refer you to clinicians to address clinical issues, Dr. Stinson—as a psychologist and lawyer—gives you a two-for-one training experience, uniquely addressing the clinical and legal aspects together. A comprehensive model will be presented to guide attendees through some of the most common ethical-legal breaches committed by mental health professionals with concrete suggestions to avoid the pitfalls that are inevitable in practice. Learn how to decrease your risk of ethics and board complaints as well as legal liability and increase your competence and comfort in resolving clinical-ethical-legal dilemmas. In addition to being informative, this course is designed to be engaging and interactive!
AN INTEGRATIVE, DECISION-MAKING MODEL
ETHICS CODES, REGULATORY BOARDS, AND LAWS
CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES
SUBPOENAS
MANDATORY REPORTING LAWS
DUTY TO REPORT/DUTY TO PROTECT
This course has been approved by , as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 6 continuing education hour(s). NAADAC Provider #77600, is responsible for all aspects of their programming. Content includes elements of one of the NAADAC 8 Counselor Skills Group. Full attendance is required to receive credit, variable credit for partial attendance may not be awarded based on the NAADAC guidelines.
is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #50-466. This program is approved for 6 continuing education credit(s).
is approved through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (provider #RCT091001). This program is offered for six (6) clock hour(s) of continuing education for counselors only. Licensed counselors in other states should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review the current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.
is an approved sponsor with the South Carolina Board of Examiners for LPC, AC and MFTs (Provider #104). This program is offered for 6 continuing education hour(s).
This educational offering is offered for 6 hour(s) of continuing education of which 6 hour(s) includes discussion of ethics issues.
is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #50-466. This program is approved for 6 continuing education credit(s).
is approved through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (provider #RCT091001). This program is offered for six (6) clock hour(s) of continuing education for counselors and marriage family therapists. Licensed counselors and marriage and family therapists in other states should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review the current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.
is an approved sponsor with the South Carolina Board of Examiners for LPC, AC and MFTs (Provider #104). This program is offered for 6 continuing education hour(s).
is an approved sponsor of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider number 195). This course is offered for 6.0 clock hour(s).
This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hour(s) as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.
is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program offers 6 CE credit(s) for psychologists. Full attendance is required to receive credit for psychologist, variable credit for partial attendance may not be awarded based on the APA guidelines.
is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program (an approved provider since 1999, approved period 1/27/2018-1/27/2021). maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers will receive 6 Ethics Social Work continuing education clock hour(s) for participating in this course. Licensed social workers should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review the current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Visit ASWB's website at www.aswb.org for more information. This educational offering is at the Intermediate level for social workers.
is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #50-466. This program is approved for 6 continuing education credit(s).
, 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 #0043. This educational offering is acceptable for 6 continuing education hour(s). Full attendance is required to receive credit for Social Workers; variable credit for partial attendance may not be awarded based on the State Board guidelines.
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BOB STINSON, PsyD, JD, LICDC-CS, ABPP, is a board certified forensic psychologist, licensed to practice psychology since 1999. He is also a lawyer in the state of Ohio. Dr. Stinson is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP), and is a Diplomate in forensic psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He has full clinical and special forensic hospital privileges at Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare in Columbus, Ohio, an inpatient psychiatric hospital operated by the Ohio Department of Mental Health, where he also serves on the hospital's ethics committee. An Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at The Ohio State University, he also supervises clinical psychology students from various university programs.
Dr. Stinson holds membership in the American Psychological Association (APA; and several of its divisions), the Ohio Psychological Association (OPA; where he serves on the Board of Directors and Chairs the Ethics Committee), and he is past-president of the Central Ohio Psychological Association (COPA). He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. In addition to working at Twin Valley, Dr. Stinson maintains a private practice, providing consultations and evaluations, specializing in clinical and forensic psychology. He has a special interest in the area of mental health law and ethics.
Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatric Nurses, Case Managers, Crisis Intervention Specialists, Clinical Supervisors, Behavioral Health Managers
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