In this video, you will watch and learn from the lively dramatizations of a judge, her law clerk and a journalist as they discuss actual key legal cases (such as Tarasoff and Jaffe V. Redmond) that led to the creation of mental health laws. As the judge debates both sides of the argument and makes her decisions, you will take away a deeper appreciation for the complexities of legal/ethical decision-making and apply it to your own practice.
This video is ideal for classroom instruction, clinical training and supervision, as well as for CE certification. By watching this video, you will learn how to:
- Identify the legal and ethical demands of your varying clinical roles
- Describe the difference between confidentiality and privilege
- Understand how the HIPAA impacts privacy and the sharing of client information
- Define mandated, permitted and authorized breaches of confidentiality
- Discuss situations in which mental health providers have a duty to both warn and report
- Explain a mental health professional’s responsibility regarding child and elder abuse
- Appreciate the legal and ethical complexities involved in telehealth
Revised course has been updated in 2020 to address current legal and ethical issues.
Length of video: 3:25:00
English subtitles available
Individual ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-075-9
Individual ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-075-0
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-119-4
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-119-1
Stephen Feldman, JD, PhD, is an attorney and psychologist who has practiced and taught both law and psychology from Harvard in the east to Seattle University in the west. He holds a law degree from Harvard and a psychology degree from the University of Nebraska. He has lectured extensively on the law and ethics of mental health practice at conferences and in academic settings. His numerous articles and books include the Washington state volume of the American Psychological Association's series,
Law & Mental Health Professionals (co-author). He currently is on the faculty of the University of Washington School of Medicine, and in private practice consulting with counseling services and individual practitioners on legal and ethical problems that arise in the course of practice. He was named the "Distinguished Psychologist" for 2006 by the Washington State Psychological Association.
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CE credits: 3.5
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the differences between confidentiality and privilege
- Recite mandated, permitted and authorized breaches of confidentiality
- Discuss situations in which mental health providers have a duty to warn
Bibliography available upon request
This course is offered for ASWB ACE credit for social workers. See complete list of CE approvals here
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