course »Legal and Ethical Issues When Supervising Efforts to Support System Involved Youth and Families

Date: 12/6/2024, 9:30 am—4:30 pm
County: Alameda County
CEUs: 6
Location: -DISTANCE LEARNING
Sponsor: Fred Finch Youth & Family Services
Phone: 510-482-2244
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. This course provides the latest 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, and dual relationships. Material will be covered through lecture, discussion, and vignettes. This course fulfills the California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirements for either 6 hours of training in supervision or law and ethics.