Ethics for Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals

Everyone in the social services field is required to have hours of continuing education in Ethics for licensing and certification purposes. When we begin to think of this requirement our thoughts turn to “Sometimes I find it ethics boring, sometimes I find ethics workshops informational, and sometimes I find the workshop presents troubling information.” This course will teach those in the social services field how to protect themselves from complaints, what to do with a complaint, and what is new in the social service field concerning ethics that they need to know about.

Educational Objectives

Objectives:

After completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Understand the importance of keeping updated on potential ethical issues, change in the laws, statues and requirements of their certification or license.
• Understand 5 steps to follow when challenged with an ethical dilemma.
• Identify 2 ways of finding updates on ethical concerns in the field.

6.0 CE’s for:

• CHES (Certified Heath Education Specialist)
• CPH-Certified Public Health
• DMH- Addiction Therapist
• DMH-Community Support Specialist
• DMH-Intellectual and    Developmental
• Disabilities Therapist
• DMH – Licensed Administrator
• DMH-Mental Health Therapist
• MAAP-Mississippi Association of Addiction Professionals
• SW- Social Work
• LPC and LMHC (NBCC)