Navigating Ethics and Law for Mental Health Professionals: Ethical practice; Risk management, and; Professional codes of ethics 2016

Key Topics

• Professional ethics for mental health professionals
• The intersection of statutes, administrative, regulations, and codes of ethics for state licensure boards
• The most common complaints against clinicians to state licensure boards
• Compare and contrast important laws for mental health professionals and codes of ethics
• The inherent risks in mental health practice, and
• Ethical framework for sound mental health practice
• How to avoid liability and manage risk in Clinical settings

Who should Attend

• Psychologists
• Individual Mental Health Practitioners
• Professional Counselors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Individual Health Care Practitioners
• Social Workers, and Alcohol and Drug Counselors
• Corporate Counsel in Health Care
• Health Care Attorneys
• University Faculty in Allied Health Care, Including Departments of Psychology, Counseling, and Social Work