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Date/Time
02/09/2021
9:00 am - 3:30 pm -
Virtual Event
Location
Virtual Event
300 68th Street SE
Grand Rapids, -
Categories
Presenter
Tana Bridge, PhD, LMSW
Time
9:00am – 3:30pm
Cost
$60 General Admission
RSVP
February 5, 2021
Live-Stream Provider
WebEx: To participate, you will need a stable Internet connection and WebEx. Please visit the WebEx System Requirements site for the technical requirements needed.
You can also visit the WebEx Help Center to learn usage before your scheduled event.
The WebEx event link will be sent by February 7 to the email address used with this registration.
Questions
Please contact 616-222-4566 or email postmacenter@pinerest.org
Cancellations must be received by February 5 for a full refund.
Course Description
Practicing Ethically in a Virtual Space: Critical Challenges
Ethics are more than guiding principles; they are foundations for practice. This training will provide an overview of the Code of Ethics which govern the practice of social workers, counselors, and psychologists. Participants will explore the many slippery slopes in boundaries and dual roles, social engagement, use of media, confidentiality, etc. A model to guide decision making will be explored.
Presenter
Tana Bridge, PhD, LMSW
Tana Bridge is an Assistant and Associate Professor at Eastern Michigan University. She is the Continuing Education and State of Michigan In-Service Instructor there as well. Dr. Bridge also has a private consultant business in Canton, Michigan where she focuses on ethics, separation, loss and grief, trauma theory and intervention, trauma sensitive schools, and vicarious trauma.
Dr. Bridge received her Bachelor of Science degree at Eastern Michigan University, Master of Social Work at the University of Michigan, and her Doctor of Philosophy at Wayne State University.
Objectives
- Participants will be able to identify the standards within the ethics code of their profession.
- Participants will recognize 3 areas where ethical breeches are most likely to occur in practice.
- Participants will explore 4 ethical considerations in the use of technology and tele-mental health.
- Participants will identify 3 best practices in engaging ethically through tele-mental health.
Agenda
- 9:00am – 10:15am: Overview of the code and standards of the profession.
- 10:15am – 10:30am: Break
- 10:30am – 12:15pm: Slippery slopes and outstanding concerns with tele-mental health
- 12:15pm – 1:15pm: Break
- 1:15pm – 2:15pm: Tele-mental health and ethical considerations
- 2:15pm – 2:30pm: Break
- 2:30pm – 3:30pm: Best practice considerations
Continuing Education Credits
Social Workers: 5.0 credits Ethics
Psychologists: 5.0 credits Ethics
Addiction Specialists: 5.0 MCBAP RELATED credits
No partial credits available.
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is an approved provider with the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. Approved Provider Number: MICEC-0047. This course has been approved by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative and is recognized by the State of Michigan, Department of Community Health, Licensing Division for Social Work Continuing Education. Collaborative Contact Information: 517-487-1548, Ext. 17.
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services (PRCMHS) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PRCMHS maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
Who Should Attend
Social workers, psychologists, addiction specialists, psychotherapists and clinicians working in the medical or behavioral health arena.
Looking for CE Pain Credits?
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