Navigating the Ethics of Dual Relationships and Termination
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Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
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Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is Reading-Based Online.
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Social workers will receive 1.75 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.75 contact hours.
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Ohio Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
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CEBroker Provider 50-290
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Ohio Professional Counselor Board
Ohio Counselor, Social WOrker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
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CEBroker Provider: 50-290
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Florida Board of Psychology
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New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT)
Relias, LLC, is recognized by New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. #MFT-0009
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.75 contact hours.
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators
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Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority
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Breining Institute for Registered Addiction Specialists
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California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
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Missouri Credentialing Board
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California Association of DUI Treatment Programs
Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
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Content Area: C9
Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors
Kentucky Board of Licensure of Marriage and Family Therapists
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Course Details
Explain what a dual relationship is and how they can be harmful to clients and providers.
Describe strategies you can use to evaluate the potential harm that may stem from a dual relationship.
Explain how you can apply ethical principles when deciding whether to terminate a treatment relationship.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Impact of Dual Relationships
Jenny and Donna
Defining Dual Relationships
Dual Relationships and Potential Harm
Quick Check
Potential Consequences for Professionals
Are All Dual Relationships Harmful?
Rethinking the “Slippery Slope”
High-Risk Dual Relationships
Consider Relevant Risk Factors
Review
Summary
Section 3: Strategies for Avoiding Problematic Dual Relationships
Evaluating the Potential Impact of Dual Relationships
Additional Questions to Ask Yourself
The Role of Cultural Factors
Incidental Encounters and Dual Relationships
Dual Relationships and Professional Roles
Bartering and Ethical Challenges
Dual Relationships, Boundaries, and Social Media
Timing and Dual Relationships
Dual Relationships: Intensity
Preparations for Dual Relationships
Setting the Tone
Documenting Your Decisions
Review
Summary
Section 4: Termination and the Therapeutic Relationship
Effective Termination
The Goals of Termination
When Is Termination Appropriate?
Client Abandonment
Competence and Termination
Terminating Treatment Due To Threatening Behavior
Practice Changes and Termination
Attendance Issues and Termination
Clashing Values
Fees and Termination
Tips for Managing Pre-Termination Counseling
Documenting the Termination Process
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Congratulations!
Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016. Disclosure: Monique Kahn, Psy.D. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Beginner level Marriage and Family Therapists; Beginner level Professional Counselors; Beginner level Psychologists; Beginner level Social Workers; Nurses; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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