This training is intended for treatment providers who have a basic understanding of addiction counseling and confidentiality regulations. During this 6-hour training, there will be didactic lectures, PowerPoint slides, open discussions and two small-group activities.
This training will include a review of codes of ethics, HIPAA, 42 CFR part 2, and the overlap and impact on each other. We will discuss ethics as a risk management issue, including boundary violations, and dual relationships. It will utilize an ethical decision making model; explore technology driven ethical issues; and describe specific techniques to stay ethical.
OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, participants will (be able to):
•Understand responsibility of addiction and counseling professionals (as clinicians, clinical supervisors, or program administrators) to protect the confidentiality of their clients.
•Learn specific techniques to protect their own privacy.
•Recognize the importance of establishing policies that secure professional boundaries with clients, co-workers and supervisees.
•Discover policies that their program or practice can implement to maintain confidentiality and protect employees.
•Identify ways in which technology presents unique challenges in practice and learn safeguards when using technology to protect client confidentiality.
About the trainer:
Susan Polyot, M.Ed., CEAP has been in the substance abuse and EAP field for over 30 years and provides trainings on a variety of related topics including 12 Core Functions, Women and Trauma, Domestic Violence, DOT Substance Abuse training, Ethics for Substance Abuse Counselors, and workplace specific topics such as Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence.
SPONSORED BY:
MA Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services & AdCare Educational Institute, Inc.
