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Best Practices in Ethics and Cultural Diversity Training: Patient Abandonment and Cultural Humility and Ohio Addiction Law

Meets ethics requirement for Ohio Gambling Endorsement

4 CE Hours
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About the Course

Join Dr. Pamela Harmell, a nationally recognized lecturer, specializing in legal and ethical issues in clinical practice. Dr. Hamell’s first session addresses Patient Abandonment and will include when it is ethically appropriate to terminate the relationship with a client, even if the client objects, along with the four elements required for proper termination. This session will also cover how clinicians can protect themselves for claims of discrimination or abandonment when terminating a client. The second half of the session will address ethical aspects of cultural sensitivity in the current climate and will include how the DSM 5 addresses culture in diagnostic practices, along with how you use intersectionality in your clinical work.

This course is based on the recorded webinar, Ethics & Cultural Diversity Training created by Pamela Harmell, PhD in 2021.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 1st Edition May 2021

Course Material Author

Pamela Harmell, PhD

Dr. Pamela Harmell, Ph. D. is a national lecturer specializing in legal and ethical issues in clinical practice. She is a Professor at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology and has written extensively in professional publications on ethical practice and has formally studied law. She is the Past President of the Board of Psychology. Dr. Harmell is the former Chair of the California State Ethics Committee and former Chair of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association Ethics Committee. She served on the Board of Directors of the California Psychological Association and is Past President of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association.

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No disclosures to report.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge, but is geared more towards an intermediate level.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe the four elements of a proper termination.
  2. 2 List three elements of a proper referral.
  3. 3 Describe when it is ethically appropriate to terminate the relationship with a client even if the client objects.
  4. 4 Describe the three pillars of cultural sensitivity.
  5. 5 List the four ways cultural sensitivity impacts mental health.
  6. 6 Describe the ways to practice cultural sensitivity in the work setting.

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

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There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Pamela Harmell, PhD – No disclosures to report.

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

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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)

4 CE credit hours
Eligible until Sep 29th, 2026
This course has been approved by CE Learning Systems, service provider of Impact CE, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #192243, CE Learning Systems is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
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Florida Certification Board (FCB)

4 CE credit hours
Eligible until Dec 30th, 2027
Impact CE, a service of CE learning Systems, is approved by the Florida Certification Board (FCB) to offer continuing education programs (Provider # 5069A).
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Missouri Credentialing Board (MCB)

4 CE credit hours — Gambling
Eligible until Dec 30th, 2026
AddictionCounselorCE is an approved provider of the Missouri Substance Abuse Professional Credentialing Board (Provider #101). AddictionCounselorCE maintains responsibility for this course and its contents.
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Virginia Certification Board (VCB)

4 CE credit hours — Ethics
Eligible until Jul 31st, 2026
Virginia Certification Board educational provider # 106
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This material is included for free with an annual or lifetime membership or individually for $30.00.

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Webinar Recording Part 1: Cultural Humility

Webinar Recording Part 2: Termination

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Course Details

4 CE Hours
Recorded Webinar
Course 103423

Profession Group

  • Addictions

Availability

This course is available until Dec 30th, 2036.

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