Ethics and Laws for Mental Health Professionals- 2 day In person Seminar - 0 views
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Roger Steven on 17 Mar 16Overview: Mental health care practitioners work in today's diverse, fast-changing, multidisciplinary health care environment. Nowhere but in Mental health is there such diversity of clinicians who provide the same or similar services of counseling and therapy. A potential client has a wide choice of Mental health providers from whom to choose. Yet each individual Mental health profession has a unique education, training, and experience requirement for practice. While similarities exist, requirements differ from state to state and even from profession to profession with a single state. What are these requirements and how do they apply? The state's authority and power over Mental health practitioners often presents challenges to these Mental health professionals that are not easy to navigate. Differing sources of legal and ethical authority govern each respective health care practitioner in ways that are similar but not the same. Ethics and law are similar, but not the same. All Mental health practitioners must adhere to standards of state law which govern their professional practices, including the very core of the doctor-patient relationship. Codes of ethics and state law may both apply to govern the conduct of this clinician. Even some state laws are referred to as ethical codes. Complaints as to alleged misconduct or ethical failings are received and investigated by a state agency and leave the Mental health practitioner with an uncertain process to handle and to defend the state action against them. With this background, this seminar empowers the full understanding and application of ethics and laws for Mental health practitioners. Learn to identify and understand an ethical framework for a sound Mental health practice. An ethical framework is essential to having the right perspective to examine Mental health dilemmas. Compare and contrast regulatory laws and codes of ethics to understand their differing applicability. Know the difference between laws and ethics,