Live Seminar

Don't Be Scared...Be Prepared! Legal and Ethical Issues in the Office

Objective

  • Learn a formal decision-making model and apply it to real life ethical and legal dilemmas to aid in risk management protection and documentation
  • Gain awareness of proper and acceptable use of therapist self-disclosure with clients and current suicide assessment techniques for adults and adolescents
  • Examine confidentiality and privilege issues with couples, Tarasoff/Ewing situations, email, and internet technology

 

Upcoming Dates For This Seminar

There are currently no dates scheduled for this course.

All seminars run from 9am to 4pm.

 

Course Description

The object of this workshop is to prepare participants for ethical decision-making rather than to scare participants into paralysis! Clinicians are not required to predict dangerousness; they are required to properly assess for dangerousness. Participants will learn a formal ethical decision-making model for dealing with complex ethical and legal situations and current techniques for assessing dangerousness. There will be a discussion of proper record keeping, internet technology, handling subpoenas, informed consent and whether one should keep secrets with couples and families. In addition, this presentation will address supervision issues, therapist self-disclosure, therapist self-care, and proper use of counter-transference.

Pricing: $165 (Early Registration), $180 (Regular Registration), $195 (Last Minute Registration)
6.0 Credits

Instructor

Pamela Harmell Ph.D.

is a nationally recognized 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. Dr. Harmell is a past Chair and the current Vice-Chair of the California Psychological Association Ethics Committee, current Co-Chair of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association Ethics Committee, and President of the Los Angeles County Psychological Association.

Registration Information

A continental breakfast, catered lunch, and afternoon snacks are included in the registration fee for all seminars.

The course fee is determined by the date of payment in relation to the course date:

  • Early Registration: If payment is received 3 weeks prior to the seminar date.
  • Regular Registration: For payments received by the Wednesday prior to the seminar date.
  • Last Minute Registration: For payments received the Thursday or Friday prior to the weekend of the seminar. Last minute registration is dependent on available space.

Cancellation Policy

There is a $35.00 processing fee, per seminar, for refunds requested by the Wednesday prior to the weekend of the seminar. After that time, there will be no refunds. If a course must be cancelled due to an unforeseen event (e.g., natural disaster, instructor illness), the seminar will be rescheduled. Participants will be credited to take the rescheduled course or another PPS seminar. No refunds will be given.

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