Navigating Ethical Challenges in Mental Health Practice: Current Guidelines for Clinicians (Zoline HS 046715)

Course overview

-Best practices in responding to suicide, violence and abuse issues -Important risk management strategies for clinical practice -Boundary dilemmas and how they can affect you -Avoid common hazards in clinical practice related to professional ethics The field of ethics is constantly changing, requiring you to continually update your knowledge and skills in this area. Dr. Susan Zoline will provide you with an overview of contemporary clinical, ethical, and legal dilemmas faced by mental health professionals. You will be provided clear strategies for approaching and resolving ethical dilemmas with particular attention to boundary issues, high risk situations (suicide, violence, and abuse) and risk management. Case examples will be examined and group discussion will be integrated into the presentation to illustrate the grey areas surrounding these complex issues. Dr. Zoline brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this program, having taught graduate level ethics courses for 25 years and serving as the co-chair of her state psychological association ethics committee, which she has been a member of for many years. She brings enthusiasm and clarity to a topic which is often considered dry and anxiety provoking.