Foster Care Training

Supervisors of staff working with system involved youth have ethical responsibilities to supervisees, those they serve, and the profession and these responsibilities are guided by laws regarding client care and employment. This course provides legal and ethical information to supervisors working in mental health and social-services settings with system involved youth and families. Topics include: ethical decision making, ethics of supervision, laws that impact supervisors and supervisees, mandatory reporting issues, documentation, liability risk and risk prevention, supervisory competency expectations, ethical expectations of supervisees, termination of employment, dual relationships. Material will be covered through lecture, discussion, and vignettes. This course fulfills the California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirements for 6 hours of training in supervision and in law and ethics.