Key Legal & Ethical Issues for Mental Health Professionals: What Therapists Should Always Do, Never Do and/or Really Don't Have To Do

SGV-CAMFT's Annual

Law & Ethics Workshop

presented by

Michael Griffin, JD, LCSW

event sponsored by

QA Prep

Michael Griffin, J.D., LCSW, will focus on legal and ethical issues that have fundamental importance to psychotherapists. Examples of workshop topics include: standards of care; scope of practice; scope of competence; consent/informed consent for treatment; consent for the treatment of minors; conflicts of interest; psychotherapist-patient privilege; confidentiality; handling requests for records; key aspects of documentation; avoiding problems during termination; and working with dangerous and/or suicidal clients. This course does not fulfill the 12 unit requirement for pre-licensed individuals who failed the California Law and Ethics Examination.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand/apply the term standard of care as it pertains to psychotherapists.
2. Understand/apply the terms scope of practice and scope of competence in clinical practice.
3. Understand/distinguish consent for treatment of adults vs. consent for the treatment of minors.
4. Understand/distinguish dual relationships and conflicts of interest.
5. Understand/distinguish psychotherapist-patient privilege and confidentiality.
6. Identify legal and ethical requirements for handling requests for patient records.
7. Identify legal and ethical issues which may arise when working with dangerous and/or suicidal clients.
8. Identify legal and ethical issues which may arise during termination.
9. Identify legal and ethical issues which may arise when writing letters for clients.
10. Identify legal and ethical issues which may arise when working with clients who are involved with the legal system.
11. Identify legal and ethical issues which may arise when providing services via telehealth.
12. Identify legal and ethical considerations in the documentation of treatment

This all-day event will take place at the Monrovian Restaurant banquet room. A delicious buffet luncheon will be served. Certificates will be distributed at the end of the workshop for those who attend the full event and turn in a post-workshop evaluation form.

This event generously sponsored by

www.qaprep.com

Michael Griffin, J.D., LCSW, is an attorney at law and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  Mr. Griffin received his MSW degree from the USC School of Social Work in 1980, and obtained his LCSW in 1982.  Mr. Griffin was a member of the first graduating class at Chapman University School of Law in 1998 and acquired his law license in 2002.

 Mr. Griffin has a broad background of experience as a mental health professional.  Over the course of his career, he has been employed as a therapist, clinical case manager, clinical supervisor to MFT Interns and Associate Clinical Social Workers, served as a program manager, and outpatient clinic director, and was the director of clinical operations for one of the largest non-profit organizations in Orange County, California. 

For several years, Mr. Griffin was employed in the department of Psychiatry at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California.  During his time there, he worked as a child-family therapist, clinical supervisor, and outpatient clinic director, and was the coordinator of school-based mental health programs.

Mr. Griffin is a practicing psychotherapist in Orange County, and is an attorney with CAMFT, where he consults with CAMFT's members regarding legal and ethical issues.

SGV-CAMFT EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY

Registration is not complete until full payment has been received. Full payment of the registration guarantees you a seat/place at the event. Partial or incomplete payment does not guarantee you a seat/place unless it is paid for in full within 24 hours in advance of the scheduled event.

REFUND SCHEDULE

Forty-eight hours prior to the event:   100% refund

Twenty-four hours prior to the event:   50% refund

Day of event or no-show:                         0% refund

*if you have a medical, personal, family emergency, or other extenuating circumstances that prevent you from attending, and you have already registered (partially or fully), you may either request a refund, or apply your payment/deposit toward the next event.

You may initiate your cancellation request, or to make a refund or credit request, by sending an email to the San Gabriel Valley CAMFT Secretary: susanjanss@yahoo.com

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You must send in your request no later than five days within the end of the event.

You will receive your credit or refund within fourteen business days following the approval of your request.

Note that circumstances beyond the control of the event organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations, or cancellations of the speakers and/or topics. Therefore, SGV-CAMFT reserves the right to alter or modify the advertised speaker and/or topics if necessary. Any changes will be updated on the SGV-CAMFT website, and every effort will be made to notify you via email of any changes so that you may have the option to cancel or transfer your registration fee.