This course provides clinicians with an overview of the legal and ethical concerns in behavioral health. It explores the impact of laws, ethics, and standards of care on the work of behavioral health professionals and provides guidance on resolving conflicts and making ethical decisions. Topics covered include standards of care, laws and regulations, ethics, informed consent, confidentiality, mandated reporting, and malpractice.

Upon completing this course, learners will be able to:

1. Distinguish between the impact of laws, ethics, and standards of care on the work of behavioral health professionals.
2. Resolve conflicts that may arise between legal requirements, ethical principles, and standards of care in behavioral health practice.
3. Identify and articulate three specific duties that behavioral health professionals have, particularly in relation to confidentiality and consent to treatment.
4. Develop a framework for making sound ethical decisions, while effectively mitigating the risk of ethics violations and malpractice complaints.

Continuing Education Courses