Course Description:

Just as the DSM-5 overhaul is shaping how we diagnose, clinicians are also having to re-look at how they can maintain ethical standards in an electronic world of high access and changing reimbursement. This interactive course will provide you an overview of contemporary clinical and ethical dilemmas faced by mental health professionals when working with troubled clients. You will also learn clear strategies for approaching and resolving ethical dilemmas with particular attention to boundary issues, counter-transference, high risk situations and risk management. Case examples will be examined and group discussion will be integrated into the presentation to illustrate the grey areas surrounding these complex issues. Clinicians will leave this course with key skills to decrease risk in clinical practice and increase ethical clinical practice with greater awareness of ethical treatment plans and documentation and clinical competence in the areas of advanced training, continuing education, and supervision.