- Topic Areas:
- Law & Ethics
- Category:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2011
- Faculty:
- A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP
- Duration:
- 3:39:29
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date :
- Mar 31, 2011
Description
Description:
This workshop reviews the areas of professional functions that have been most associated with regulatory problems for mental health professionals, including sexual and nonsexual boundary violations, “law-psych” interfaces, competence, “moral” offenses, licensing board and malpractice actions. The workshop covers causes for these problems and ways of avoiding them and/or managing them.
Educational Objectives:
- List the most frequent causes for discipline of mental health professionals.
- State the primary vulnerability factors for clinicians.
- State the primary vulnerability factors for patients.
- List two types of “moral” offenses.
- List at least two steps in licensing board action procedures.
- List at least two steps in the malpractice action procedures.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
