Ethical Decision Making: From the Basics to the Outer Boundaries of Knowledge Trainees may take from 1-11 hours of their choosing, to be selected from 8 different modules over two days. (Modules One and Two from Friday's session are repeated on Saturday in a condensed, two-hour version). Seven total possible hours are available on Friday, and six possible hours are available on Saturday. Trainees may sign up for as many hours as they like, and attend the modules they want to take on either or both days. Trainees who sign up for the full eleven hours will receive an additional four hours of online continuing education at no additional cost. This course is designed to offer the mental health clinician a detailed overview of the ethical decision making process - from the most basic elements to the most difficult and vexing complexities of ethical decision making. For the less experienced clinician, there are two introductory sessions covering the foundation elements of ethical decision making, including knowledge and tools to develop a basic understanding of the process of ethical decision making, and key parts of the expert knowledge base required to practice ethically, including both important and obscure laws and statutes affecting clinical practice. For more experienced clinicians who have already familiarized themselves with the basics of ethical decision making, a variety of advanced modules are available to deepen the knowledge bases and skill sets of practice, including the ethical complexities that arise in working with diverse cultures and the complexities in providing ethical services in a market based culture. For clinicians at all levels of experience, there is also a module that examines the latest guidelines for maintaining ethical and professional clinical records. Details of the available modules are shown below, with dates and times for each. Module One: Introduction to the Fundamentals of Ethical Decision Making Two hours Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM Areas to be covered: The Relationship of Ethics to Practice The Ethical Decision Making Process: An Overview Stages of Ethical Decision Making Competing Principles and Interests of Ethical Decision Making Who is a Client and When is the Client a Client Examination of Scenarios to Highlight Key Points Module Two: Introduction to Key Expert Knowledge Required for Ethical Decision Making Two hours Friday from 11:15 AM to 1:15 PM Areas to be covered: Legal Definitions of Ethics in Practice Brief Overview of Key Points from the Code of Ethics Laws and Statutes Important to Ethical Practice: The Important and the Obscure What to Do When Legal and Ethical Considerations are in Conflict Leadership and the Uses of Professional Authority in Practice Examination of Scenarios to Highlight Key Points Module Three: Confidentiality and Best Practices in Record Keeping under HIPAA: A Detailed Overview One hour Friday from 2:15 to 3:15 PM Areas to be covered: Best Practices in Required Clinical Forms Balancing Comprehensive Record Keeping with Client Privacy Ethical Diagnosis for Record Keeping and Insurance Billing Purposes Examination of Scenarios to Highlight Key Points Templates of Best Practices Forms will be available in this module Module Four: Complications of Cultural Diversity in Ethical Decision Making Two hours Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 PM Areas to be covered: Expert knowledge requirements to be culturally aware, knowledgeable and skilled Foundation knowledge of cultural formation and purpose Points of ethical and legal collisions in cross-cultural practice Ethical decision making models for cross-cultural practice Examination of Scenarios to Highlight Key Points Module 1A & 2A: Condensed Review of Modules One and Two for Participants Attending Saturday Only Two hours Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM Areas to be covered: See information above covering Module One and Module Two This module will be a condensed review, typically for more advanced clinicians who already have a general understanding of principles of ethical decision making Templates of Best Practices Forms will be available in this module Module Five: Ethical Decision Making for Clinicians in Supervisory and Leadership Capacities One hour Saturday from 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM Areas to be covered: The key areas of knowledge that each social worker in leadership and supervisory capacities should know to be able to practice ethically The key principles for handling supervisory relationships in clinical practice The key principles of leadership relevant to ethical practice in supervisory and leadership positions Rights of supervisees Examination of Scenarios to Highlight Key Points Templates of Best Practices Forms will be available in this module Module Six: Boundaries and Boundary Violations in Ethics One hour Saturday from 1:15 to 2:15 PM Areas to be covered: Complications in the Definition of the Clinician-Client Relationship: Difficult Issues in Decisions of Who is a Client and When the Client is a Client Self-knowledge, Personal Moral Codes, and Conflicts with Professional Ethics Ethical and Unethical Uses of Self-disclosure and Personal Modes of Relating Dealing with the Ethical Violations of Peers Examination of Scenarios to Highlight Key Points Module Seven: The Ethical Management of Self and Career in a Market Based Culture One hour Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 PM Areas to be covered: Understanding the Essential Conflicts between the Service Based Ethos of Clinical Practice and the Market Based Ethos of the Dominant Culture Finding the Zone of Possible Agreement in Mutually Incompatible Ethical Systems Examination of Scenarios to Highlight Key Points Module Eight: The Skills and Ethics of Building a Private Practice One hour Saturday from 3:45 to 4:45 PM Areas to be covered: Ethical Complications in Building and Maintaining a Private Practice Issues and Skills in Private Practice Career Management Ethical Preservation of the Self and Practice in the Managed Care Economy Examination of Scenarios to Highlight Key Points