The scope of service and ethical and legal responsibilities of social work practice in an education setting.
About this Event

Are you allowed to work with students in your private practice? What do you tell parents? How should you handle gifts? Are you a mental health professional, educational personnel, or both?

School Social Workers are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This session focuses on the scope of service and ethical and legal responsibilities of social work/ mental health practice in an education setting. Issues of boundaries, complicated confidentiality responsibilities, relationships with students and family members, and unique role in the school community will all be explored.

This training fulfills the NYS requirement for licensed Psychologists of 3 CEs in Professional Ethics.

This training fulfills the Appropriate Professional Boundaries requirement for NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, psychoanalysts and NYS Licensed Psychologists.

Note: All New York State licensees are responsible for complying with New York State laws, rules and regulations. Learn more at https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/psychology/laws-rules-regulations

3 CEs available to NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychologists and NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts provided by Hudson Valley Professional Development, LLC upon successful completion of training.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

-describe the ethical and legal responsibility of School Social Workers/mental health practitioners to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with the students and families they serve.

-describe how to apply a framework for ethical decision-making in the school environment.

-define dual relationships within a school and community setting.

-explain how to demonstrate that a youth/student has not been exploited or coerced, intentionally or unintentionally.

In accordance with the NY State Department of Education guidelines, in order to receive continuing education contact hours, a participant needs to be present for the duration of the workshop/training. Therefore, participants who arrive late or leave the event early will not be granted a certificate of completion.

Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be provided for cancellations made in writing up to the day before the event.

Accommodations and Accessibility: HVPD welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant, is an expert on the professional ethics, and the intersection of ethics with legal responsibilities. She has years of experience consulting with government and community based organizations to develop policy and practice standards.