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Ethics in social work and counseling is a requirement for the licensure renewal process. By offering this training, it will allow for peer-to-peer engagement to talk about direct practice issues and well as an opportunity share experiences about providing care in a rural area.
Ethics education/best practices for behavioral health services is a great opportunity to bring providers together both in the outpatient and inpatient setting. Current problems to be address include ethical issues that could impact practice in a rural area as well as boundary issues. Dual roles will also be included in the discussion.
Target Audience
Social Worker
Professional Counselors
Learning Objectives
Identify Code of Ethics standards related to the practice of counseling and social work.
Resolve ethical dilemmas related to therapy practice by applying best practices.
Understand dynamics and influences that contribute to ethical violations.
Additional Information
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Ethics in social work and counseling is a requirement for the licensure renewal process. By offering this training, it will allow for peer-to-peer engagement to talk about direct practice issues and well as an opportunity share experiences about providing care in a rural area.
Ethics education/best practices for behavioral health services is a great opportunity to bring providers together both in the outpatient and inpatient setting. Current problems to be address include ethical issues that could impact practice in a rural area as well as boundary issues. Dual roles will also be included in the discussion.
Susan Mandell, Psy. D
Michele Brinsfield, LCSW-C
In support of improving patient care, 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 4.0 continuing education credits.
Social Work (ASWB)
This program is offered for 3.0 hours of social work continuing education.
Other Health Care Professionals
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
- 3.00 ASWB
- 3.00 Attendance