Ethics and Safety: Protecting Your Practice, Clients, and Yourself

Schedule

Sat Nov 06 2021 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm

Location

Central Avenue Church of Christ | Valdosta, GA

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Ethics and Safety: Protecting Your Practice, Clients, and Yourself
How we can protect ourselves and our clients
About this Event

Earn 5 Continuing Ethics Clock Hours

Safety in the workplace is essential in our field. The pandemic has added a new dimension to this conversation. How do we protect ourselves and our clients physically and emotionally? Creating a safe, therapeutic environment is essential for quality therapy. In recent years, therapists have been in dangerous situations with in-home therapy. Sadly, a few therapists in other states have been killed while at work in their offices. In addition, there are issues with social media and the Internet. Therapists have been the target of phone and email scams. An alarming number fall prey each year. Most companies today do active shooter training. It’s essential to consider these issues before there is a tragedy. This training will be a unique approach to ethics with lots of lively discussion around complex issues.

Many challenges confront therapists today that force us to stretch our thinking. Is it possible to be an effective therapist, run a business, navigate HIPAA, Medicaid, and the insurance industry? And then add the challenges of dealing with more personality disorders, sexual issues, and the challenges of working with more diverse families. We will explore ethical issues around running a private practice or counseling center.

Richard Blankenship has worked in the industry for over 25 years. He is a licensed professional counselor, nationally certified counselor, certified clinical hypnotherapist, certified betrayal trauma specialist, certified sexual and relational trauma therapist, and a certified problematic sexual behavior therapist. Richard has supervised many therapists for licensure with the state of Georgia. He also does supervision and training around the United States for problematic sexual behavior and betrayal trauma specialists. Richard has worked with a variety of issues around family law and working with children and adolescents.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. List ethical pitfalls of the Internet, social media, and practice building

2. Know the elements of the HIPAA hi-tech act and how they impact distance counseling & client interaction

3. Identify ways in which business practices impact ethics and the standard of care

4. Identify ways to increase safety and security in the counseling room and ethical implications.

5. List ways therapists can be vulnerable to safety issues in their practice.


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Where is it happening?

Central Avenue Church of Christ, 304 E. Central Avenue, Valdosta, United States

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Tickets

USD 99.00 to USD 139.00

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