Mental health professionals are consistently challenged by the obligation to maintain client confidence and the obligation to share information to meet particular ethical and legal obligations.
This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns related to confidentiality, often experienced by professionals in practice.
Participants will delve into the ethical considerations of confidentiality in therapy, learning how to manage sensitive client information in a way that is not only compliant with professional standards but also legally sound. They’ll explore the goals and limits of confidentiality by analyzing ethical and legal complications.
Through engaging discussions and practical case studies, participants will learn how to communicate expectations clearly to clients, manage challenging scenarios, and understand the legal nuances, including HIPAA and privilege, in legal contexts. They'll learn to handle real-world dilemmas and be equipped with practical tools to handle confidentiality issues involving minors, cognitive impairments, and duty-to-protect situations.
By the end of this course, you will be prepared to uphold ethical standards and legal requirements confidently, ensuring you provide the best care while safeguarding client information. Whether you're an experienced therapist or new to the field, this course will sharpen your skills and deepen your commitment to ethical practice.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the legal obligation to keep client information confidential.
- Competently discuss with their clients these obligations so that clients make an educated decision when sharing information with the professional.
- Respond to ethical, legal, and moral conundrums faced when considering to breach client confidentiality.
Register today and strengthen your commitment to ethical practice and responsible client care.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course that consists of 180 minutes of video instruction, a post-test and a course evaluation.
Availability: From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods: This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to Attend: Instructions for attending and completing a course can be found here.
Credit Hours: This course consists of 3 ethics continuing education hours of credit.
Counselors:
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Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.
Marriage and Family Therapists: Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations. You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0135, effective May 8, 2025.
Social Workers:
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Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 ethics continuing education credits.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.
Addiction Professionals:
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This course has been approved by Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits, effective 2/20/2024. NAADAC Provider #193104, Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
Psychologists:
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Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.
Art Therapists: Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0093.
Other Professionals: This course qualifies for 180 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
