Ethical Challenges in Mental Health Practice Presented by the Use of Technology

10:00am to 1:00pm ET

LIVE WEBINAR

Presenter: Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W.

NASW-NYS Members: $45

NASW Other Chapter Member (Including NYC): $75

Non-Members: $90

NASW-NYS Student and Transitional Members: FREE

This workshop is approved for 3.0 continuing education credit hours for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists and licensed psychologists

This workshop meets NYSED requirements for mental health professionals to receive 3 hours of training on maintaining appropriate professional boundaries (effective April 2023)

Please ensure that you register and/or join on Zoom with the name you would like to appear on your certificate.

Workshop Description
Technology has revolutionized access to mental health services for people around the world. However, the ethical challenges presented by the rapid expansion of the use of technology in this field cannot be overstated. This training will explore the ethical challenges related to video/tele therapy services, as well as extra-office communications through texting, emailing, and app-based communications. Special attention will be paid to interactions with clients in virtual spaces that were not previously considered, because they were not technologically possible. 

Learning Objectives

After the completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the ethical and legal responsibility of mental and behavioral health professionals to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients when using technology in their practice. 
• Describe the ethical and legal responsibility of mental and behavioral health  professionals to protect client confidential information when using technology in their  practice. 
• Apply a framework to avoid boundary conflicts when using technology in their  professional practice, whenever possible. 
• Apply a framework to avoid breach of client confidentiality when using technology in their  professional practice, whenever possible. 
• Explain how to demonstrate that a client has not been exploited or coerced, intentionally or unintentionally, through the use of technology in professional practice. 

This workshop is approved for 3.0 continuing education credit hours.

This workshop meets NYSED requirements for mental health professionals to receive 3 hours of training on maintaining appropriate professional boundaries (effective April 2023)

NASW-NYS is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (Provider ID #0014), licensed mental health counselors (Provider ID #MHC-0053), licensed marriage and family therapists (Provider ID #MFT-0037) and licensed psychologists (Provider ID #PSY-0088).

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Presenter:

Kathryn Krase, Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W., Principal Consultant with Krase Consultant, is an expert on the professional ethics, and the intersection of ethics with legal responsibilities. She has years of experience consulting with government and community based organizations to develop policy & practice standards.