Ethics and Boundary Issues: Cases and Commentary II

Course overview

The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the concept of ethics as related to mental health professionals. Various standards within the Code of Ethics are presented along with commentary and case scenarios which support the standards. Major topics include: ethics principles, conflict of interest, third-party requests for services, informed consent, informed consent to organizations, services to or through organizations, advertising and public statements, media presentations, testimonials and solicitation, in-person solicitation, record keeping, and representative legal/ethics case scenarios suggesting thought-processes and actions leading to resolution of ethical dilemmas. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (Provider Number 50-446), and the Florida Office of School Psychology.