This session explores the concept of confidentiality in light of the mental health professional’s duty to protect. The historical evolution of the duties to protect and/or warn others from client caused harm and to protect clients from self-harm are explored. Important attention is paid to critically evaluating these duties, considering many factors that are often overlooked. Real life examples, like the important Tarasoff and Ewing cases, are used to clarify ethical and legal obligations, and highlighting the challenges found in the conflict between the two.

Mental health professionals have a legal and ethical obligation to keep records to memorialize their work with their clients. However, what you record, and how it is recorded, can be confusing to navigate. This workshop will explore the legal and ethical requirements of clinical record keeping, while highlighting ethical challenges and the realities of busy professionals.

In this webinar, we will re-explore Trauma Informed Care (TIC) to Refresh, Reset, and Revive our healing past pains and trauma.  As we refresh our memory, we explore more improved paths to promote psychological and emotional safety;  then, we can hit the reset button that fosters a sense of safety, a environment of trust and empowerment; finally, we revive our passion as practitioners that reminds us how to answer hard questions that supports sound recovery. 

In this webinar, we will take a deeper dive into who I am as a social worker.  The goal is to recognize your role as a social worker, position yourself to provide ethical practices, and know how to lead programs, create policies, and oversee community needs.

A ride home in an unexpected snow storm, spontaneous self-disclosure, a small gift for a client who is graduating from college… not all boundary “crossings” are harmful, unethical, or illegal. Yet, almost every harmful boundary violation started with a series of boundary crossings.