The Ethics Playbook: Navigating Complex Decisions in Counseling, Social Work, and MFT
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Stop viewing ethics as a risk and start seeing it as your professional superpower! This engaging, 3.0-hour self-paced CE course is specifically designed for Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists seeking to fulfill their Ohio CSWMFT Board ethics requirement. Moving beyond dry legal text, we provide a modern "playbook" for the most critical ethical dilemmas in practice today. You will learn to confidently navigate: The Therapeutic Frame: Mastering Informed Consent, managing the risks of Multiple Relationships and digital Boundary Concerns (social Media), and ensuring ethical Termination to avoid client abandonment. Legal Compliance: Clarifying the complex intersection of Confidentiality, HIPAA, and Mandatory Reporting (including the Duty to Protect). Professional Integrity: Defining your precise Scope of Practice, recognizing and responding to Impaired Practice, and integrating Cultural Diversity into every decision. The Digital Paper Trail: Implementing best practices for secure Electronic Service Delivery, Documentation, and Record Keeping (Ohio's 7-year rule).
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Social Worker
Marriage and Family Therapist
Registered Social Worker Assistant
Disclosure statements
1. Presenter Qualifications
Dr. Brian Paulson, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, ACS, MCAP, CGAC is the developer and director of this course. All content falls within his scope of expertise, education, and experience.
2. Financial Disclosure
Dr. Paulson and Dr. Brian Paulson Professional Counseling LLC have a direct financial interest in this course; a fee is charged to cover development, administration, and certification costs. No third-party, pharmaceutical, or commercial sponsorship was received. Content is free of commercial bias.
3. Objectivity & Off-Label Use
Content is presented in a balanced, scientifically informed manner without personal or professional bias. No commercial products, devices, or off-label medication use are discussed or recommended.
4. Confidentiality
All case examples and clinical scenarios are hypothetical or sufficiently altered composites. No identifiable Protected Health Information (PHI) is disclosed.
5. Completion Policy
This is a self-paced, online home study course. Credit is awarded upon successful completion of the post-test.
6. AI Usage & Content Integrity Statement
AI tools are used solely for grammatical and structural refinement. All clinical content, evidence-based interventions, and theoretical frameworks are authored and verified by Dr. Brian Paulson, Ph.D., in compliance with NAADAC and performance domains.