Thinking about Ethics: Best Practices for Mental Health Professionals

Course overview

Thinking About Ethics is designed to review, consider and learn the guiding principles which define good ethical practice for mental health practitioners therapists, both in the counseling setting and for supervisors of provisionally licensed professionals. Across all disciplines, ethical care and service to patients and supervisee are stressed in best practices discussions and decisions. Thinking About Ethics will offer philosophical support and State Statue Law governing ethical conduct and procedure for mental health professionals. For all mental health professionals, trust-building is crucial in inpatient and supervisee relationships and is founded on standard practices and procedures. This seminar will review basic ethical principles, define differences between legal and ethical considerations and offer a decision-making model for therapists and supervisors for use in their respective professional settings. Case studies may be included.