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Ethical Decision Making: Navigating Complex Cases (Recorded)

Previously Recorded
Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
$59.99

Have you faced complex ethical dilemmas in your practice? Clinicians are often faced with “grey areas” when confronted with ethically complicated cases. This workshop explores the nature of complex ethics challenges in the mental health field. Specific types of ethical dilemmas that clinicians may face will be presented. Case examples will highlight the complexities and nuances of situations that clinicians face in practice. Learners will be introduced to thorough ethical decision-making frameworks. Learn about ethical decision making in healthcare, schools, mental health settings, and community settings. Gain valuable knowledge, skill, and confidence in leaning into complex ethical dilemmas with professionalism and wisdom.

About the Presenter

(Trainer, Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW, has 30 years of experience in the mental health field as a clinician, clinical supervisor, Professor, and trainer. She is passionate about providing quality continuing education to helping professionals.)

Learning Objectives:

  1. Participants will be able to identify complex ethical dilemmas in key areas of clinical practice settings.
  2. Participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge of one’s professional code of ethics in resolving ethical dilemmas.
  3. Participants will be able to evaluate and apply relevant ethics standards to manage ethical dilemmas.
  4. Participants will be able to formulate reflective and problem-solving strategies to assess, resolve, and document complex ethical dilemmas.

Agenda:

Time (2:00-5:00pm EST)

2:00pm – 2:45pm • An overview of general ethics

o Medical bioethics principles

o Why ethics are important for clinicians

• A police officer’s moral dilemma: What would you do?

• Social work and other codes of ethics

o Confidentiality, boundaries, culture, competence, conflicts of interest

• Ethical decision-making frameworks

o Ranking of ethical principles

o Ethical Decision-Making Model

o Reamer’s Ethical Framework

• Clinician skills necessary for ethical decision-making

o Knowledge, self-awareness, humility, reflection, objectivity

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm • Complex dilemmas in healthcare

• Decisional capacity

Complex dilemmas with mandated reporting

• Confidentiality of minors

3:30 pm – 3:40 pm 10 Minute Break

3:40 pm – 5:00 pm • Complex dilemmas in community practice settings

o Allocation of resources

• Complex dilemmas of duty to warn

o HIV status

• Complex ethical dilemmas involving boundaries and dual relationships

o Alliances and transitions

• Complex ethical dilemmas involving culture

o Discrimination vs documentation

• Key recommendations for resolving ethical dilemmas

This workshop offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: introductory
Level of Clinician: beginner
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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