The Ethical Mental Health Therapist-Back to Basics

Ethical dilemmas arise when there is a conflict between two or more ethically right decisions. But therapists don’t always feel comfortable making these decisions or, may even disregard the codes that are meant to guide decision making. While we’ve all experienced a time when we were unclear, failing to make ethically sound decisions can lead to:

• Harm to clients

• Legal consequences

• Loss of licensure

• Damage to your reputation, and

• Personal and professional stress

This course utilizes the NASW, ACA, AAMFT, and APA codes of ethics and  is designed to provide you with the skills and competencies you need to enhance your ability to make informed ethical decisions in your practice. In this course, you’ll learn how to recognize and address common ethical dilemmas in our current climate and gain insight on finding the most ethically sound path for mental health clinicians to follow. Components of the course includes:

• The What and Why of Ethical Codes

• Provider Competence and Informed Consent

• Confidentiality, Mandated Reporting, and Duty to Warn and Protect

• Professional Boundaries and Multiple Relationships (Sexual and Non-Sexual)

• Ethical Challenges with Technology

• Ethical Decision Making

• Responding to or Making an Ethics Complaint

CE Hours

Completion of the full course provides 5 NBCC approved CE hours.