Ethics & Cultural Diversity Training: Patient Abandonment and Cultural Humility, Best Practices
Earn up to 3 CE's!
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.
Her second session Cultural Humility will address all 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.
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American Psychological Association (APA)
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB ACE)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
Florida Certification Board (FCB)
Missouri Credentialing Board (MCB)
New York Education Department Board of Social Work
New York Education Department Board of Mental Health Counseling
New York Education Department Board of Psychologists
New York Education Department Board of Marriage and Family Therapy
Virginia Certification Board (VCB)
Conference Agenda
May 22nd, 2021
Termination and Abandonment: Best Ethical Practices for Clinicians
Just as it is an acceptable and reasonable practice to screen incoming patients, it is acceptable and reasonable to know when to end patient relationships that are no longer therapeutic or appropriate based on patient behaviors. It is critical, however, that the clinician end the relationship in a m...
Just as it is an acceptable and reasonable practice to screen incoming patients, it is acceptable and reasonable to know when to end patient relationships that are no longer therapeutic or appropriate based on patient behaviors. It is critical, however, that the clinician end the relationship in a manner that will not lead to claims of discrimination or abandonment. This session will address proper termination, proper referral, and risk management practices.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Describe the four elements of a proper termination
- List the three elements of a proper referral
- Describe when it is ethically appropriate to terminate the relationship with a client even if the client objects
Cultural Humility: Current Ethical Considerations for Professionals
Cultural humility suggests remaining humble and aware of one's deficient knowledge of other cultures. Cultural humility also requires us to be critical of our own cultural biases. Cultural humility includes the ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or open to the other)...
Cultural humility suggests remaining humble and aware of one's deficient knowledge of other cultures. Cultural humility also requires us to be critical of our own cultural biases. Cultural humility includes the ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or open to the other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the client. Cultural humility is different from other culturally-based ideals because it focuses on self-humility rather than achieving a state of knowledge or awareness. This workshop will address all ethical aspects of cultural sensitivity in the current climate.
Learning Objectives
After taking this activity, you should be able to:
- Describe the three pillars of cultural sensitivity
- Describe ways to practice cultural sensitivity in the work setting
- List the four ways cultural sensitivity impacts mental health
Conference Speaker
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.
Presenting Sessions:
Termination and Abandonment: Best Ethical Practices for Clinicians
Cultural Humility: Current Ethical Considerations for Professionals
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