Ethical and Legal Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment

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Description

This course discusses five principles of ethical decision-making in mental health practice and provides a step-by-step model for resolving ethical dilemmas. The course also explores specific ethical and legal issues as they relate to substance abuse treatment and the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS. Topics include duty to treat, duty to warn, dual relationships, confidentiality, and end-of-life issues.

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.

Format: Asynchronous, reading-based distance learning. Non-interactive.

Content Category: Ethics

The content level of this course is designated as beginner.

This course meets the requirement for the risk management discount for the American Professional Agency.

There are no known conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose.