Session Eight: Case by Case: Ethics for Mental Health Professionals

August 10, 2023 to August 11, 2023

This seminar will cover professional boundaries, confidentiality, and duty to warn/protect cases, as well as emerging ethical issues concerning electronic health records, interstate licensing requirements, social media, virtual therapy and a virtual world and legislative updates.  Dr. Anderson will review major ethical issues in mental health practice and will lead case discussion including cases from participants. Focus will start with ethical principles, methods for resolution of ethical dilemmas, and then will move to informed consent and to emerging issues in ethics for mental health providers. 

Learning Objectives

  • Review ethical issues including ethical principles, methods for resolution, informed consent, and virtual therapy issues.
  • Describe ethical issues in professional boundaries, confidentiality, and duty to warn/ protect cases.
  • Discuss emerging ethical issues concerning electronic records, interstate licensing requirements, social media, and legislative updates.
  • Discuss ethics cases from participants
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Jess Noonan
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 955-7276
Email: 
summerinstitute@mcw.edu
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 6.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
Course opens: 
03/23/2023
Course expires: 
11/30/2023
Event starts: 
08/10/2023 - 9:00am CDT
Event ends: 
08/11/2023 - 12:15pm CDT
Cost:
$175.00
Part of: 
36th Annual Door County Summer Institute
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Thursday:

 

  • Introduction
  • Analyzing and resolving ethical issues;
  • Ethical principles of psychologists (and others) and code of conduct;
  • Informed consent;
  • Special roles of mental health professionals;
  • Cases for discussion.

 

Friday:

 

  • Professional boundaries;
  • Knowing your limits;
  • Confidentiality and duty to warn;
  • Licensure board and sanctions;
  • Emerging issues;
  • Electronic records, interstate licensing, new communication technologies, and legislative update;
  • APA suggestions to avoid ethical problems;
  • Virtual mental health care.
  • Cases for discussion from audience

Rebecca Anderson, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Director of Integrated Mental Health in Pain Management Center at MCW.  She is the author of over 70 peer reviewed articles, 6 book chapters, and 2 books.  She serves as Secretary of the WI Examining Board and is currently a board member of WPA.  Clinically she is a member of a comprehensive pain management program which encompasses musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, and headaches working with Anesthesia, Neurology, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation teams.  She utilizes CBT, mindfulness, use of apps, imagery recordings, and biofeedback as part of an integrated approach to address adjustment and improve function and quality of life for patients.

 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians

Designation of Credit Statement

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates each week-long session of this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM and each two-day session for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates each week-long session of this live activity for up to 15.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals and each two-day session a maximum of 6.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Available Credit

  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 6.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

Price

Cost:
$175.00
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Early bird registration until June 1, 2023:

Tuition for 2-day sessions will be reduced to $265 and to $175 for graduate and medical students and resident physicians with a letter from the training director.

Refunds, minus a $50 administrative fee, may be obtained if requested in writing no later than 15 days prior to the beginning of each session. There will be no refunds thereafter.

 

**The deadline for claiming credit is November 30, 2023, after which you will not be able to obtain your credits. From December 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 you can claim credit for a $25 fee paid to the Office of Continuing Professional Development.**

 

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