Washington Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians
- Speaker:
- Susan J Lewis, PhD, JD
- Duration:
- 6 Hours 28 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Jun 02, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS061630
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
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Description
This program focuses on ethical, legal, statutory or regulatory policies, guidelines and standards that impact psychological practice and explores the manner by which clinical and ethical issues affect the everyday practice of the mental heath professional in Washington. This unique blend of clinical and ethical concerns allows for a more meaningful understanding and interpretation of the rules that govern mental health practice and allows the attendee to identify specific state laws that affect and govern their practice.
Through lecture, a review of references including the APA “Ethics Code” and the seminar manual with state specific policies and regulation; Dr. Lewis will prepare you for litigation issues which can put your client, your license and your practice at risk. You will learn how to structure your practice to limit exposure of risk, as well as discover record keeping practices that may help protect you in the event of a compliant. Susan will provide you with the following take-home tools to minimize risk:
- Updates on HIPAA and Washington laws and regulations
- Risk management strategies
- How to minimize litigation dilemmas, complaints and malpractice actions
- Best practices in the professional relationship, informed consent and office policies
You will learn through problem solving discussions that are representative of actual ethical decisions you encounter in your clinical practice. The blending of Susan’s experience as a lawyer, work within the court system and extensive clinical experience makes her a hands-on, knowledgeable instructor!
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Washington Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians (1.3 MB) | 57 Pages | Available after Purchase |
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Objectives
- Describe a process to minimize litigation, licensing complaints and malpractice actions.
- Analyze the legal and ethical considerations for the treatment of minor populations in Washington with regard to age of consent, confidentiality and custody concerns.
- Identify common boundary and dual relationship issues/dilemmas that may affect therapy.
- Identify ethical challenges associated with responding to subpoenas for disclosure of client records.
- Discuss the limits of confidentiality as it relates to duty to warn law in Washington.
- Demonstrate how risk management strategies regarding technology can keep client information secure and avoid violating HIPAA.
Outline
Clinician-Client Relationship- Law vs. Ethics
- Core Components of Ethics
- Standard of Care Requirements
- Nuts and Bolts of Office Policies
- State Requirement for Records
- Retention of Records
- Limitations on Confidentiality
- Statutory Definition of Mental Illness in Washington
- Washington Duty to Warn Potential Victims
- HIPAA
- Elements of Consent
- Competence & Scope of Practice
- Boundary Violations & Crossings
- Technology & Cross State Practice
- Psychotherapy Notes versus Clinical Records
- Termination vs Abandonment
- Perils of Supervision
- Licensing Complaints & Malpractice Lawsuits
- Washington-Specific Statutes
- Washington Rules and Regulations
- Case Law and How to Research It
- Roles of Attorneys
- Confidentiality/Privilege
- Subpoena & Disclosure of Confidential Information
- Depositions, Interrogatories, Expert Testimony
- Washington Age of Majority
- Emancipation
- Consent to Treatment
- Confidentiality
- Separation & Divorce
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Case Managers
- Addiction Counselors
- Therapists
- Nurses
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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