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ForwardEthical Guidelines and Principles for Behavioral Health Professionals - JHF
The Ethic Guidelines and Principles for Behavioral Health Professionals will review core principles of bioethics, challenges encountered in applying these principles, and strategies for behavioral health professions to apply in their work. This session will be presented on the Zoom platform.
Target Audience
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
Review principles of bioethics and concept of moral sensitivity
Explore challenges to the primacy of autonomy when patients/clients refuse recommendations
Examine morally supportable strategies when working with clients who disagree with recommendations
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 AGENDA_BHF_Ethics Session 10.8.25 C5 & C6.pdf | 242.03 KB |
 AGENDA_BHF_Ethics Session 10.9.25 C5, C6 & C7.docx | 32.55 KB |
 CEU Slides for October 9, 2025.pptx | 109.46 KB |
The Ethic Guidelines and Principles for Behavioral Health Professionals will review core principles of bioethics, challenges encountered in applying these principles, and strategies for behavioral health professions to apply in their work. This session will be presented on the Zoom platform.
Bridget McNamee, MID, Behavioral Health Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Ariel Clatty, PhDEthics Consultant, University of Pittsburgh
Rebekah Apple, MA, DHSc Director, Master of Medical Management Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.5 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.50 ASWB