Description: Campbell (2006) emphatically stated that "clinical supervision is increasingly at the forefront of malpractice prevention. Agencies, hospitals, schools, and private practice settings are concerned about liability, and thus many are moving to mandatory clinical supervision for all employees regardless of level of education or years of experience in order to assure the highest standard of care possible for clients" (p. 1). In addition to being well versed in ethical matters (see Chapter 7), supervisors must have a comprehensive understanding of the laws that affect their practice as supervisors and the practice of their supervisees. A good understanding of risk management strategies pertaining to all aspects of supervision is essential.
Objectives:
Identify the most critical legal issues in supervision
Define the legal responsibilities a supervisor must assume in supervision
Compare and contrast ethical and legal issues in supervision
Source: Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions: A Practical Guide, Second edition by Gerald Corey, Robert Haynes, Patrice Moulton, Michelle Muratori
Description: The general rule is that counselor-client communications are confidential and should be protected. However, there are important exceptions to this rule. This chapter addresses when confidentiality must be broken to report behavior of clients or others to government agencies, law enforcement, or affected individuals. School and workplace violence are also discussed.
Objectives:
Examine important exceptions to confidentiality
Explore when confidentiality must be broken to report behavior of clients or others to government agencies, law enforcement, or affected individuals
Source/Book Title: The Counselor and the Law, A Guide to Legal and Ethical Practice, Seventh Edition, by Anne Marie "Nancy" Wheeler, JD and Burt Bertram, EdD. To purchase the book visit www.counseling.org/publications.
*Counselors requiring New York State approval must contact ACA upon completion to obtain customized CE certificate
Description: Dr. Michelle Wade discusses the ethical use of social media in counseling. Citing the ACA Code of Ethics often throughout this podcast, Dr. Wade provides a simpler understanding of complex issues including: social media and informed consent, the fact that skype is not HIPPA-compliant, and various positive uses of social media as a counseling tool.
Objectives:
Summarize the basic tenets of Michelle E. Wade, Ed.D. NCC, ACS, LCPC-S podcast on Ethics and Social Media
Discuss considerations and professional boundaries in order to ethically use social media in counseling
Discuss how to establish and maintain boundaries necessary when engaging in social media
*Counselors requiring New York State approval must contact ACA upon completion to obtain customized CE certificate
This webinar will provide counselors with tips on handling dilemmas they may not have learned or encountered in their graduate school ethics courses or practicum. It will provide real-life tips on avoiding malpractice and licensure board complaints. Topics will include: use of a decision-making model; HIPAA/HITECH breach notification; custody concerns; ADA requirements; fraud; hiring counselors as independent contractors vs. employees; practice closure; and consultation/documentation.
Learning Objectives:
In this webinar participants will:
Review the key concepts of compliance laws, such as HIPAA and HITECH
Learn how ethics and law intersect with counselor practice
Review business practices, record keeping practices and other issues related to managing a counseling practice
*Counselors requiring New York State approval must contact ACA upon completion to obtain customized CE certificate*
Technology is designed to make many aspects of running a practice easier and smoother, however, all technology comes with a risk. In this webinar, attorney Anne Marie “Nancy” Wheeler discusses a variety of risks to using technology in your practice and ways to keep your practice safe.
Learning Objectives:
In this webinar participants will:
1) discuss the risks associated with using technology in your practice.
2) review ways to address ethical and legal issues around technology.
3) hear examples of possible technology and HIPAA compliance issues.
Available CE Credits: 1.00 – Clock Hour 1.00 – NBCC 1.00 – CRCC 1.00 – New York 1.00 - Ohio
Act now to update your HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures and thrive in an electronic world. Professional liability insurance...does your policy cover what you need? Prepare for sudden counseling practice closure due to death, illness, or disability. Liability pitfalls you can avoid in dealing with custody issues, subpoenas, reporting duties, boundary extensions, and civil/criminal fraud. Emergency procedures: What is in YOUR informed consent document?
Learning Objectives:
Counselors will learn about HITECH breach notification and steps to keep up with our changing world of technology.
Counselors will learn how to spot potential issues which could lead to liability and how best to protect themselves and their clients.
Counselors will learn how to institute practices that will help them comply with changing ethics and legal/regulatory standards.
