Got Ethics?

: *** This training is scheduled to take place in person. The location is 975 Foot Hills Rd Greenville at the Charles E. Shipman Center. ***

The substance abuse and behavioral health field are fraught with ethical dilemmas. Navigating boundaries, deciding when and if to break confidentiality, and clinician self-care are just some of those dilemmas. Lines are often blurred between legal, ethical, and moral influences as we make in-the-moment decisions that can ripple out to create major unforeseen effect. This six-hour training will focus on some of the most common ethical digressions, reinforcing the importance of adhering to agreed-upon standards and the responsibility of maintaining ethical competence.

Objectives:

1. Describe the core concepts of ethics in the substance abuse and behavioral health fields.
2. Determine how the Codes of Ethics applies to boundary setting in clinical practice.
3. Analyze ethical dilemmas clinicians face surrounding boundary setting with respect to utilizing technology with clients in clinical practice
4. Develop clear ethical guidelines to address the potential for a dual relationship with a client in a clinical setting.
5. Identify the five main perspectives of an ethical decision-making model to help you in clinical practice.
6. Describe their own strengths and limitations in ethical dilemmas.

Alan Lyme, LISW, CS, brings respected and innovative clinical and program management skills as the Training Director for the Phoenix Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Alan is concurrently the Clinical Supervisor for the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) grant initiative for the State of South Carolina. Alan has provided trainings nationally on Motivational Interviewing, Clinical Supervision, and Skills on Working with Men. He is a co-author on the book “Game Plan” (2007) with Dr. David Powell. He received a BSW from Florida Atlantic University in 1998 and a MSW from Barry University in 1999. Alan is a MINT recognized Motivational Interviewing trainer, a Certified Clinical Supervisor, a Master Addictions Counselor, and a Certified Master of Leadership Challenge Workshops.

Credit: 6 Hours

Audience:  Art Therapists, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, School Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Medical Professionals

Fee: Subject to agency of employement. See below.

Employees of agencies not part of Region 1: Please purchase a Standard $75 Ticket

Employees of Region 1 301 Agencies: Please purchase a Region 1 Employee Ticket (A/OBHS, BHSPC, CCCADA, The Forrester Center, HealthyU, ReGenesis, Phoenix Center, Cornerstone, Westview, Gateway, Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center and Anderson/Oconee/Pickens Mental Health) 

Payment options:

         Offline payment (Preferred): 

 Checks made out to BHSA Region 1 and mailed to:

                                      Attn. Mandy Hadsell PO Box 1948 Greenville, SC 29602. 

          Pay online with credit card

 (refunds subject to 2.9% + 0.30 processing fee and will be refunded via check)