Come join us in what will prove to be one of the most engaging, thought provoking, and entertaining ethics workshops you've attended. Being engaged in the true spirit of ethics is not just checking off the boxes. In fact, ethical considerations are at the heart of working with clients, especially when complications arise. In this training, we will reference the idea of ethical intelligence* in order to provide a change of mindset when engaging with clients.
This 6 credit in person course is developed to help social work and counseling professionals learn how to better integrate ethical and legal considerations into their practices. We will work with an updated ethical and caring mindset that will help make being a therapist less stressful when ethical dilemmas arise. *As written by Kenneth S. Pope and Melba Vasquez
(Target Audience: Social Workers and Counselors – Content Level: Intermediate)
About the Instructor
Michael Southers, M.S., LCPC is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 19 years of experience working with people, and with 14 years of experience working in the mental health profession both at a non-profit and currently at his own private practice working with clients. He also provides supervision, and serves as an adjunct faculty at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. He has worked with a variety of clients including adults and children from mild to severe mental health diagnoses, families, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people on the autism spectrum, and facilitates groups all while being mindful of best practices and exercising ethical thinking.
Michael’s B.A. degree is in philosophy with a concentration in critical thinking and ethics. Michael continues to remain passionate about living an ethical life personally and professionally, and has maintained an extensive background in ethical considerations involving healthcare, diverse populations, and business.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to identify and list legal and ethical obligations when providing therapy as relevant to state and federal laws.
Participants will be able to review and describe confidentiality requirements for clients, distance counseling, and working with children.
Participants will be able to define multi-cultural awareness as it pertains to ethics and will be able to list personal barriers that may arise during work with clients.
Participants will be able to name current procedures and policies regarding informed consent and best practices to protect the clinician and client.
Learn and summarize the requirements for giving and receiving ethical supervision and peer consultation.
Course Outline
8:30-9:00am: Registration
9:00-10:30am:
Introduction
Why ethics and multicultural perspectives are important throughout training
Defining ethics and laws
Define and explore nuances of ethical intelligence
10:30-10:45am: 15 Minute Break
10:45-12:00pm:
Informed Consent
Distance counseling
Confidentiality expectations and limits
Supervision and Peer Consultation
12:00-1:00pm: 1 hour lunch on your own
1:00-2:30pm:
Review
Examine ethics of practice in various therapy settings
Ethical Imperatives
Decision models to assist making ethical decisions
2:30-2:45pm: 15 Minute Break
2:45-4:30pm:
Physical Contact/Touch
Professional Boundaries
Evaluation
Registration & Info
The cost to attend this training is $89, until May 1st, in which it will increase to $99. The cost of this event includes coffee/tea, continental breakfast from local vendors, afternoon snacks and certificate. Register online at www.marylandceus.com and contact MACCE at info.macce@gmail.com if there are questions, concerns or special accommodations needed. Space is limited, and registration closes on May 8th, 2020. Cancellations for a full refund must be made by May 8th, 2020. Please email info.macce@gmail.com.
Course Completion and CE info.
Social workers and Counselors must attend the entire course and complete a course evaluation to earn a CE credit. Certificates will be handed out at the end of the workshop.
Being an Ethical Therapist Without Terror: Knowing the Risks and Providing Ethical Care to Our Clients, Course #2761 is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by The Mid-Atlantic Center for Continuing Education as an individual course. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: (1/6/2020-1/6/2022) Social Workers completing this course receive 6 Ethics continuing education credits.
The Mid-Atlantic Center for Continuing Education has been approved by the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors for Category A continuing education credits for this course for licensed counselors in Maryland. The Mid-Atlantic Center for Continuing Education maintains full responsibility for this program.
Grievance and Satisfaction Policy.
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We ensure 100% customer and trainer satisfaction and welcome any feedback. For our full grievance and satisfaction policy, please request a copy at info.macce@gmail.com.