Ethical Principles and the Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Suicide Risks for Pennsylvania Mental Health Professionals by Allan M. Tepper

Ethical Principles and the Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Suicide Risks for Pennsylvania Mental Health Professionals by Allan M. Tepper

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• Explore ethics in a meaningful, practical & helpful manner
• Apply ethics to everyday practice
• Review the assessment, treatment, and management of suicide risks

Many continuing education ethics programs are generic in nature. Often, such programs stress risk management strategies to the detriment of the attendees, especially when the program is presented by an attorney.

This program is different. Rather than avoiding clinical issues, this program explores the manner by which clinical and ethical issues affect the everyday practice of the mental health professional in Pennsylvania. This unique blend of clinical and ethical concerns allows for a more meaningful understanding and interpretation of the rules that govern mental health practice.

These goals are reached through the experience and the interactive style of the presenter, Allan M. Tepper, J.D., Psy.D. Different from other individuals who possess joint degrees in psychology and law, Dr. Tepper actually maintains an active psychology practice and an active law practice. He functions as a clinician, and he represents mental health professionals who experience legal difficulties. In this regard, Dr. Tepper brings an extremely unique perspective to the practical understanding of ethics.

These goals also are reached through an updated manual utilized in the seminar. The manual materials are not generic in nature. All of the written materials are state specific to Pennsylvania.

This seminar fulfills the Act 74 of 2016 one hour of continuing education mandated for all Pennsylvania licensed psychologists; licensed social workers; licensed professional counselors; and licensed marriage and family therapists. When interacting with an attorney, it sometimes is difficult to hear the words, “Trust me.”

For this seminar, however, we do say, “Trust us!!” We guarantee, you won’t walk away disappointed.

Understanding the Legal System

• Statutes
• Rules and regulations
• Case law
• Finding the law

Legal Exposure

• Civil liability
• Licensing board complaints
• Criminal liability

Establish the Treatment Relationship

• The professional relationship: beginning and end
• The legal and ethical principle of informed consent
• Informed consent as part of the treatment modality
• Use of and reliance upon written consent forms

Assessment, Treatment and Management of Suicide Risks

• Statistics and populations at risk
• Assessment of risk
• Screening tools and interview techniques
• Securing of outside records
• Cognitive interventions
• Use of concrete and outside management resources
• Documentation

Record-Keeping Practices

• Record-keeping regulations
• Items which constitute the record
• Access to records via written requests, subpoenas and court orders

The Ethics of Duty to Protect and Warn

• Duty to protect by warning potential third party victims
• Review of specific Pennsylvania case law governing danger to others
• A clinical approach to the duty to protect by warning

Treatment of Minors

• Age of majority
• Consent to treatment and access to records
• Treatment of minors in situations of family separation and divorce

Non-Sexual Boundary Violations

• Email correspondence, cell phone and texting
• Treatment vs. advocacy for patients
• Professional contacts with attorneys and the legal profession
• In-court expert testimony