Classroom Course » Law and Ethics in Mental Health and Social Work Practice Part 2_6/21/24

*** Part 1 is not a prerequisite to attend ***

This course provides an overview of common mental disorders with onset This course focuses on the analysis of the legal grounds for malpractice litigation and professional responsibilities in four critical areas of social work/mental health practice: (1) Suicide Risk Management—it outlines standard of care and negligence issues. (2) Violence Risk Management—clinicians and agencies' duties to protect clients and others. (3) Boundary Issues—it discusses the nature and the legal hazards of dual and multiple relationships in professional settings.(4) Defamation of Clients and Others through improper documentations and comments—it presents the legal basis of slander and libel claims

  *  Acquire and identify 3 U.S. Common Law principles and their applications to risk of malpractice in mental health professions (1 hour)

  *  Acquire and identity 2 major sources of standard of care in working with clients at risk for suicide and violence. (1 hour)

  *   Determine 3 levels of risk of potentially violent clients and analyze personal and professional liability risk coming from failure to protect supervisees, colleagues,employees, and other clients in working with and handling potential violent clients. (1 hour)

   *  Identify and manage 3 interpersonal boundary issues that can create risk of professional liability and ethical quandaries such as a) avoidable and unavoidable dual relationships, b) concurrent and consecutive dual Relationships, C) individual versus institutional dual relationships. (1 hour)

  *   Determine and apply 5 legal principles behind the law of defamation to avoid and manage the risk of slandering and libeling clients, third parties and others in the course of mental health/social work practice through clinical documentation,testimonies, in providing references and letter of recommendations. (1 hour)

  *   Explain and design2 strategies in managing professional liability risk derived from negligence and misconduct of supervisees and employees. (1 hour)

  *   Formulate and design 4 appropriate policies and procedures to minimize liability risks and ensure high quality of care. (1 hour)

Social Workers, Marriage/Family Therapists, Counselors, Teachers, Educators, Nurses,Physicians, Case Workers, and other Human Service/Health Care/Mental and Behavioral Health Care Professionals, Trainees, and Peers.

Attendance cancellation must be requested prior to 72 hours of the training date via email to the Felton Training Coordinator at swade@felton.org. There may be a $10.00 cancellation fee applied. Refund will show on your credit card within 7 to 10 business days after request has been accepted.