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Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Supervision

3 CE Hours
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About the Course

Supervisors in behavioral health settings face a wide range of ethics and risk management issues. What confidentiality guidelines govern supervisory relationships? What boundary and dual relationship challenges can arise in supervisory relationships? What are the core elements of a supervision agreement? What is the best way to document supervision sessions? Are there unique liability risks associated with being a supervisor? What steps can supervisors take to prevent litigation and licensing board complaints related to supervision they provide? Dr. Frederic Reamer will discuss these and other ethics and risk management issues related to supervision.

This course is based on the recorded webinar, Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Supervision created by Frederic G. Reamer, PhD in 2022.

Publication Details

Publication Date: First Feb 2022

Course Material Author

Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
Frederic Reamer is professor in the graduate program, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, where he has been on the faculty since 1983. His teaching and research focus on professional ethics, criminal justice, mental health, health care, and public policy. Dr. Reamer received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He chaired the national task force that wrote the Code of Ethics adopted by the National Association of Social Workers in 1996 and recently served on the code revision task force. Dr. Reamer also chaired the national task force sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers, Association of Social Work Boards, Council on Social Work Education, and Clinical Social Work Association that developed technology standards for the profession. Dr. Reamer has lectured nationally and internationally on social work and professional ethics.
Disclosures
He receives royalties as a published author, and receives recording royalties for this presentation.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for intermediate and advanced levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Evaluate ethical challenges and risks in supervision.
  2. 2 Utilize risk management tips to prevent licensing board complaints and lawsuits related to supervision.
  3. 3 Apply an ethical decision making framework to recognize, analyze, resolve or prevent ethical dilemmas in supervision
  4. 4 Determine ethical/legal standards of care as they pertain to supervision

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Frederic G. Reamer, PhD – He receives royalties as a published author, and receives recording royalties for this presentation.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

3 CE Hours
Recorded Webinar
Course 103321

Related Topics

Supervision

Availability

This course is available until Aug 9th, 2033.

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