course »Legal and Ethical Issues: Developing Tools for Telemental Health (3 hours) and Consent, Privacy and Mandatory Reporting (3 hours) for Child Welfare Professionals

Date: 4/11/2024, 9:15 am—4:15 pm
County: -Training Offerings
CEUs: 6
Location: DISTANCE LEARNING
Sponsor: A Better Way, Inc.
Phone: 510-601-0203
In work with system involved youth and families there are numerous legal and ethical considerations to keep in mind. In this class participants will learn: 1) California telehealth legal codes and telehealth professional codes of ethics including: informed consent, privacy, working with people out of state, preparing for crisis, and handling technology failure; 2) research on telemental health; 3) best practicing when providing online health and mental services; 4) general consent for treatment requirements; 5) privacy issue including in the use of technology; and 6) required mandatory reporting. This class meets the 3 hour, one time requirement for a telemental health course for all registrants and licensed mental health providers, the biennial 6 hour law and ethics requirement for licensed mental health professionals and the annual 3 hour law and ethics requirement for registrants.