Termination and Abandonment: Best Ethical Practices for Clinicians
This workshop will cover an introduction to the basics of ethics as a point of context. Just as it is an acceptable and reasonable practice to screen incoming patients, it is acceptable and reasonable to know when to end patient relationships that are no longer therapeutic or appropriate based on patient behaviors. It is critical, however, that the clinician end the relationship in a manner that will not lead to claims of discrimination or abandonment. This session will address proper termination, proper referral, and risk management practices. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Explain the four elements of a proper termination.
- List the three elements of a proper referral.
- Describe when it is ethically appropriate to terminate the relationship with a client even if the client objects.
Target Audience
Learning Levels
- Intermediate to advanced
Saturday, February 03, 2024
11:00 AM EST - 02:15 PM EST
About the speaker
Pamela Harmell, Ph.D.
Agenda
11:00-11:05 – Introduction
11:05-11:30 – Basics of ethics and law
Difference between civil and criminal issues
11:30-12:00-
Ethics codes; case law; statutes
Reasonable therapist doctrine
12:00-12:30-Basics of termination and abandonment
Eight elements of termination check list
Why termination?
12:30-12:45 – Break
12:45-1:15 –
Basics of patient abandonment
Termination when it is therapist’s choice
1:15-1:45 –
Four elements of proper termination
Three elements of proper referral
1:45-2:05 –
What to do when client stops coming to sessions
Proper handling of patient “no show”
Handling patient’s who fail to make payment for services
2:05-2:15 – Q&A
CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours including
3 Ethics Hour
0 Cultural Hour
CE Approvals
American Psychological Association
Association of Social Work Boards
ACE individual course approval meets the NJ Board of Social Work Examiners requirements for individual course approval pursuant to NJ Code 13:44G-6.4.16.
National Board for Certified Counselors
New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work
New York Education Department Board of Creative Arts Therapy
New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors
New York Education Department Board for Licensed Psychoanalysts
New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology
New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy
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