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Digital Seminar

Ethics and Technology: Protect Your Clients and Avoid Litigation

  • Extensive Ethics Case Examples
  • Social Network Boundary Issues
  • Electronic Documentation Challenges
  • Crossing Licensing Jurisdictions
  • E-Therapy Limitations

You help people – it’s what you do as a behavioral health professional and your practice is about relationships.

But, you are now facing unprecedented ethical challenges in this digital age.

Technology forces you to:

  • Rethink the way you deliver services
  • Communicate with clients
  • Access and store sensitive information

You need information to meet licensure requirements to insure that your client’s rights are protected and to help you practice within complex legal expectations.

Your practice can thrive or fail depending on your decisions and knowledge, especially in ethical issues.

This intense workshop will address these emerging issues, along with a wide range of enduring complex ethical challenges in behavioral health. Through extensive use of case material, Dr. Reamer will move far beyond introductory ethics concepts to investigate ethical dilemmas and challenges related to technology and relationships. Ample opportunity will be provided for audience participation.

Details

Product Details
Average Rating:
   29
Faculty:
Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
Duration:
6 Hours 22 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jun 01, 2017
Product Code:
POS052335
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Access:
Never expires.

CPD

Continuing Professional Development Certificates
- PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This online program is worth 6.25 hours CPD.

Handouts

File type File name Number of pages
PDF Manual ZNM052335 (2.27 MB) 39 Pages Available after Purchase

Faculty

Frederic G. Reamer, PhD's Profile

Frederic G. Reamer, PhD Related seminars and products

School of Social Work, Rhode Island College

Frederic G. Reamer, PhD, Professor Emeritus has taught in the graduate program of the school of social work, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island for 40 years. Dr. Reamer received his PhD from the University of Chicago and has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He chaired the national task force that wrote the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and served on the task force that added technology standards to the code. Dr. Reamer lectures both nationally and internationally on the subjects of professional ethics, professional malpractice and liability, and documentation. In addition to ethics, his research and a teaching have addressed a wide range of human service issues, including mental health, health care, criminal justice, and public welfare. Dr. Reamer has conducted extensive research on professional ethics and has been involved in several national research projects sponsored by The Hastings Center, Carnegie Corporation, Haas Foundation, and Center for Bioethics of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Reamer has been an expert witness and formal ethics consultant in more than 130 litigation and licensing board cases throughout the United States. He is the author of many books and other publications on ethical standards in behavioral health, risk management, and documentation.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Frederic Reamer has employment relationships with Rhode Island College, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, and Providence Police Department Training Academy. He receives royalties as a published author. Frederic Reamer receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Frederic Reamer serves as an advisory board member of Ocean State Stories, Pell Center, Salve Regina University and an advisory editor for the Encyclopedia of Social Work Online.

Additional Info

Program Information

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Objectives

  1. Identify ethical challenges that are unique to practitioners’ use of digital and other technology.
  2. Describe ethics guidelines and protocols that address challenges in the digital age.
  3. Compare standards of care and ethical standards.
  4. Explain practical ethical decision-making frameworks and protocols for digital technology.
  5. Identify ethical issues that pose malpractice and liability risks.
  6. Discuss strategies to protect clients and practitioners from digital pitfalls.

Outline

ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN THE DIGITAL AGE: THE ANATOMY OF ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRESENTATION OF DIFFICULT CASES

  • Communicating with clients using technology
  • Managing and storing electronic information
  • Delivering services using technology

COMMON ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

  • Managing online social networks: Boundary challenges
  • Using online search engines: Challenging privacy issues
  • Clients’ access to practitioner’s electronic records: Documentation challenges
  • Providing services across licensing jurisdictions: Legal risks
  • Counseling clients you never meet in person: Ethical implications

RISK-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO PROTECT CLIENTS, PREVENT ETHICS COMPLAINTS AND LITIGATION

  • The relationship between standards of care and ethical standards

ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES

  • Decision-making protocols in the digital age
  • Codes of ethics
  • Ethics literature
  • Ethics committees
  • Relevant regulations, statutes, and case law
  • Professional practice standards: Standard and digital

Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and other Mental Health Professionals.

Reviews

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Overall:      4.6

Total Reviews: 29

Comments

Katrine H - Rutland, Vermont

"Very good speaker and great information "

Tresa K - SUN CITY WEST, Arizona

"Couldn't have a more qualified, knowledgeable presenter! He is at the forefront of developing the ethical answers to the questions the internet and online counseling, noting have raised! Thank You! "

Joanne J - Clyde Hill, Washington

"This was an excellent training done by a very informed trainer! He did a great job!"

Sabrina R - Fort McMurray, Alberta

"This workshop more then met my expectations and made me aware of issues I didn't know existed with the use of technology. The presenter was very knowledgeable, the format was engaging, and the use of questions helped illustrate the points. Fabulous course, I would highly recommend it."

Sarah B - WASHINGTON, District of Columbia

"Most informative and useful seminar I've participated in regarding ethics. Very relevant and digestible."

Helen C - PASADENA, California

"Seminar was informative and highly relevant"

Rebecca R - SEATTLE, Washington

"This was wonderful. Love Frederic Reamer and this is such an important topic. "

Sandy B - ANCHORAGE, Alaska

"Great workshop"

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