Law & Ethics in Psychotherapy - 21st Century Challenges

Law & Ethics in Psychotherapy - 21st Century Challenges

The Sacramento Valley Psychological Association (SVPA) and Therapists for Social Responsiblity (TSR) are pleased to co-sponsor this wonderful workshop.

Mental health professionals are grappling with a number of 21st century challenges to practice that impact the integrity of our profession. This interactive workshop will include discussions about confidentiality such as record-keeping dilemmas brought on by technology (electronic health records, HIPAA regulations) and the patient-litigant exception; ethical issues involving phone therapy; dealing with subpoenas and depositions; malpractice suits, licensure complaints and expert witness testimony as well as social justice issues (including the privacy implications of the USA PATRIOT ACT and the participations of psychologists in the planning or implementation of detainee interrogations in settings including Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib) and other legal and ethical topics.

Reviews from TPJ
I can't imagine that you'd be anything but utterly pleased. It was enriching, engaged and not a single person drifted off or dozed. We had only 2 people out of 54 who wanted to push the river about getting their certificate early - everybody else was hanging onto every word. ..I was thrilled!
          —Michael Anne Connelly, PhD

I think we all felt Burstein was sensational as a presenter. He is VERY dynamic, uses a lot of case examples is very interactive, and makes very dry material incredibly interesting. Feedback from attendees was consistently positive. And of course, his perspective is progressive so he referred to the APA's stand on psychologist's involvement with interrogations at Guantanamo, and of course, the Patriot Act. He had a very good packet of handouts as well.
          —Roberta Stern, LCSW

The class was amazing!  People left the workshop smiling and I’ve never seen that before after an L&E workshop.
          —Zora L. Kolkey, M.A., M.S.S.W.

Location
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Registration
Psychologists: $85.00 ($95 after 02-01-2010)
MFTs, LCSWs, RNs: $75.00 ($85 after 02-01-2010)
Masters or Doctoral students: $50

CEUs
Registration includes:

• 6.0 CEUs for Psychologists
• 6.0 CEUs for LCSWs and MFTs. Course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Elisabeth Bower, MFT, BBSE provider # PCE628.
• 6.0 CEUs for RNs, Helene Beddingfield, RN, MFT, provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP 15100.
  

Refunds
Requests for cancellation must be received in writing on or before 02-01-2010 for a refund of fees. Any late cancellations (after 02-01-2010) or no-shows will not be entitled to the return of fees paid for the event.