Social Worker
Law and Ethics in Counseling
Credits
3 CE credit hours training
Cost
$18.75
Source
Robert A. Yourell
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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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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