Law & Ethics of Clinical Work with Families and Kids 

Faculty: Eric Strom, JD, Ph.D, LICSW

When: Friday, October 20th, 9 am - 12 pm

Location: Virtual/Zoom

CE Hours: 3

Description

Our work as behavior health professionals is heavily regulated through a variety of legal, ethical, and clinical standards. For clinicians engaged in relational work with families and minors (when clinical work is done with more than one family member/client present), the complexity of these legal and ethical considerations are compounded. But don’t worry. The turbulent waters of relational work can be navigated safely!

This 3 hour law & ethics workshop is designed to help you identify, clarify, and apply current legal and ethical standards to the complicated context of relational work. Participants will have the opportunity to discover the guidance provided by state law, federal law, and a range of applicable ethics codes. In addition to case studies and scenarios, participants are encouraged to share their own experiences, questions and thoughts.

Learning Objectives

Participants in this workshop will be able to:

1) Identify ethical standards relating to identifying the client when working with multiple clients

2) Identify legal standards relating to the age of consent for clinical work with minors

3) Describe the various types of legal decision-making authority for minor clients

4) Describe and apply the Washington Family Initiated Treatment Act

5) Create and evaluate strategies for client advocacy

6) Evaluate sufficiency and effectiveness of current practice policies with regard to involvement in the legal system

**Zoom link will be sent to your email address after registration.**