Target audience and instructional level of this voice: intermediate
Course Description
This course reviews key legal and ethical issues in psychotherapy. It is primarily intended for psychotherapists, but will be useful for any mental health professional. Participants will appreciate that the coverage ranges from concrete, specific guidelines to overarching legal and ethical principles that guide clinical decision making. Numerous topics are covered, with special, detailed emphasis on confidentiality and boundaries.
Robert A. Yourell, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist who has been in the mental health field from the mid 1970's. In addition to his practice, he provides audio recordings for advanced stress management and EMDR-inspired processes such as Up Level, a bilateral sound. He developed a system to self-help that integrates concepts from mindfulness meditation, EMDR, CBT, and somatic therapies called Shimmering. He contributes to and edits books pertaining to psychology. He provides entertaining, thought-provoking presentations in areas such as advanced stress management, brain injury recovery, understanding difficult behavior, and preparing for challenging situations. His websites are is www.Yourell.com and www.PsychInnovations.com.
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Introduction
This course provides an overview of legal and ethical issues for mental health professionals, including psychotherapists. The course is not limited to any one professional group or state, so it is applicable to professionals across the mental health field. Occasionally, examples will be drawn from state laws or a specific group. For the sake of simplicity, the course will mostly refer to psychotherapists throughout, but case managers and other mental health professionals are also intended readers of this information.
The course begins with a review of important ethical principles that underlie clinical decision-making. The next two sections delve into two of the most critical areas: confidentiality and boundaries. The course the covers a variety of additional guidelines that each combine a number of ethical principles.
Although the details can vary to some degree from state to state, the legal landscape for mental health profes
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