Ethics and Boundary Issues: Ethical Decision Making

Description:

The course meets the Florida CE Requirements for Ethics. The purpose of this study is to acquaint practitioners with decision-making steps for evaluating ethical dilemmas.  The course discusses the principles underlying all codes of ethical conduct in the behavioral health professions.  Distinctions are made between terms as they pertain to ethics.  Several models for making decisions in ethical dilemmas are presented and discussed.  

The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling require a 3 CE Credit continuing education course on topics concerning ethics and boundary issues. This course is the first of several that are available through Program Services Continuing Education. 

Note:   Florida Psychologists need to order the version of this course with psychology in the title. (Florida Ethics and Statutes Affecting the Practice of Psychology Module One: Ethical Decision Making)

Objectives:

1.  Participants will be able to define ethics.

2.  Participants will be able to identify five sources of ethical standards.

3.  Participants will be able to identify four areas of common unethical behavior.

4.  Participants will be able to discuss ten barriers to ethical decision making.

5.  Participants will be able to describe and utilize five decision making models for resolving ethical dilemmas.

6. Participants will be able to list nine common excuses for unethical behavior. 

CE Credits:  3

CE Broker#: 10-33936, 10-33935 

Agenda:

Hour One:Definitions and principles informing counseling ethics, 

Five sources of ethical standards. Four areas of common unethical behavior,

Hour Two:  

Ten barriers to ethical decision making.  Decision making models.  

Hour Three: 

Decision making models.  Excuses for unethical behavior

Methods: Pre-test, Study guide, Posttest and Evaluation form. Q&A by phone or Email.

Purpose:  To prepare practitioners to be able to utilize vaious decision making models for the exploration and resolution of ethical dilemmas.