BBS-Law and Ethics for Youth Service and Child Welfare Professionals-6 CAMFT & RN CE Credits

TRAINING SUMMARY

This course explores legal and ethical issues for licensed professionals working in youth and family services and child welfare and different therapeutic modalities. Topics include an overview of liability issues, the sources of procedure in our work, and how to minimize liability. Liability issues specific to youth and family services will be reviewed including consent,?confidentiality,?and mandated reporting laws. Ethical and legal practice issues in working with youth and families in California will be discussed.?The NASW (2021) and CAMFT (2021) Codes of Ethics will be reviewed with attention to relevance in youth and family services. The California Business and Professions Code unprofessional practices are provided. Ethical?decision-making?models (Kitchener & Anderson, 2011; Luke, Goodrich & Gilbride, 2013) will also be discussed with practical applications to youth service providers. The course content is only Legal and Ethical; the research used (Geiderman & Marco, 2020) supports the ethical, legal, statutory, and regulatory standards related to Mandated Reporting. 

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this training, participants will be able to... 

• Demonstrate understanding of client confidentiality in the state of California by listing at least three legal requirements of protecting and/or releasing client information.  

• Name at least four components of informed consent requirements in providing clinical services to children, youth, and families. 

• List at least two legal requirements related to obtaining consent for mental health services and describe at least two responses for addressing ethical implications within the consent gathering process.  

• Identify at least three ethical considerations related to professional boundaries in working with children, youth, and families, and be able to connect them to guidance included in their profession’s Code of Ethics. 

TRAINER BIO

The instructor, Carla Felten, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has developed and facilitated trainings related to best practices in the areas of clinical social work, therapy, and parent/caregiver support within the context of appropriate legal requirements and ethical considerations. She has supervised and guided clinical staff with implementing relevant laws and ethics within their scope of practice and has developed onboarding and clinical training to ensure adherence to these required regulations. Carla has also developed and delivered a Law & Ethics course specific to Telehealth requirements which is a BBS-required course for clinicians providing mental health services within the state of California. Some previous roles have been: child abuse investigator and family reunification social worker, foster care/adoption placement worker, Child and Family Team meeting facilitator & supervisor, crisis clinician, and educator for resource families and treatment providers. Other areas of focus include: trauma-informed and attachment-based therapeutic support & parenting, culturally respectful engagement with children and families, team meeting facilitation, suicide assessment and safety planning, and child abuse assessment/mandated reporting. Currently, Carla is a therapist specializing in transracial adoption and trauma & loss. Training participants and their clients will benefit from Carla’s experience as a child welfare worker, supervisor, and child & family therapist with navigating legal and ethical considerations around mandated reporting, assessing for cultural needs, and confidentiality/informed consent mandates when engaging with various service providers and systems.  

IMPORTANT

You must work with dependent (foster & probation) youth in Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano,  in order to attend our trainings. Trainings are free for those eligible to attend.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Course meets the qualifications for 6 continuing education credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Seneca Family of Agencies is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Seneca Family of Agencies maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. Provided by Seneca Family of Agencies, Provider #135057.

We are unable to provide certificates of completion if more than 15 minutes of each course content is missed.

TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ATTENDING THIS TRAINING, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED:

•  You must check-in during the training to confirm your attendance via visual, verbal, or written roll-call.

• You must fully complete SENECA CAMFT evaluations, before leaving your training, with your full name legibly written.

CERTIFICATES

Completion Certificates can be obtained by emailing:

CERTIFICATES@senecacenter.org

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY

All registered participants must cancel 48 hours in advance, if no longer

able to attend. Cancellation can be done electronically through

registration confirmation email or by calling:

Seneca Family of Agencies - Training Department at (510) 654-4004

Seneca Institute for Advanced Practice

8945 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA 94605

(510) 654-4004 x2244

training@senecacenter.org

In accordance with California Civil Code Section 54.1 any disabled person who may require accommodations (transportation) to participate in any trainings or events, please contact the Training Department at 510-654-4004 at least 5 days in advance of the event.

Trainings provided by Seneca Family of Agencies, in partnership with Chabot-Las Positas Community College District and the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano.