Sponsored by the
McHenry County Mental Health Board
A Barbara A. Weiner Webinar
Legal and Ethical Issues in Providing Behavioral Healthcare
Great chance to get CEUs in ethics!
This two-part series runs on both days, October 19 and 26, from
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
3 CEU credits (1.5 CEUs per session) are available for nurses, LCSW, LCPC, LMFT, Clinical Psychologists, and other professionals.
This program is designed to make sure your staff understand the legal issues that arise in providing behavioral health services. It addresses the most common concerns that arise.
Objectives include:
- Explaining the law that impacts behavioral health providers.
- Making sure providers understand the legal issues that arise in providing services to children and adolescents whose parents may be separated or divorced.
- Reviewing the ethical issues facing behavioral health providers.
- Understanding the basis for malpractice claims and learning how to avoid them.
- Protecting the Therapist
- Terminating a Client
- Social Networking - Watch Out!
Featured Speaker:
Barbara A. Weiner has practiced law for more than 25 years. She represents more than 100 community agencies and critical access hospitals. She also represents many individual healthcare providers including physicians, psychologists, and other behavioral health providers.
Barbara has written two books on mental health law. These programs are designed to give you practical advice on the legal issues that arise in providing behavioral health services.