Learning Objectives:

After completing this training the healthcare professional will be able to:

1. Identify and handle counter-transference and burnout issues
2. Explain patient welfare and protection of patient's rights
3. Understand current issues in dealing with dangerous patients
4. Discuss issues of confidentiality, privilege, HIPAA, and record-keeping.
5. Identify components of ethical professional conduct.
6. Explain the legal issues regarding child abuse, privilege and Tarasoff Issues.
7. Identify issues that may be associated with confidentiality, including client welfare, competence/scope of practice and informed consent
8. Access support resources and referrals relevant to ethical issues.

Most of the Ethical Standards are generally written to apply to therapists in the many roles that they play. The application of an Ethical Standard may vary depending on the situation. The Ethical Standards are not extensive. The fact that an Ethical Standard does not specifically address a given conduct does not mean that it is necessarily either ethical or unethical.

Ethic Codes apply only to therapists' activities that are part of their scientific, educational, or professional roles as therapists. Areas covered include but are not limited to the clinical, counseling, school practice of psychology; research; teaching; supervision of trainees; public service; policy development; social intervention; development of assessment instruments; conducting assessments; educational counseling; organizational consulting; forensic activities; program design and evaluation; and administration. Ethics Codes apply to these activities across a variety of contexts, such as in person, via mail, telephone, Internet, and other electronic transmissions.