Legal and Ethical Issues When Supervising Work with System Involved Youth and Families
Thu, Sep 01
|Online Event
This training, provided by Rachel Michaelsen meets qualifications for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for licensure attainment/renewal & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.


Time & Location
Sep 01, 2022, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
Online Event
About the Event
Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW
Training Description
Supervisors of staff working with system involved youth have ethical responsibilities to supervisees, those they serve, and the profession and these responsibilities are guided by laws regarding client care and employment. This course provides legal and ethical information to supervisors working in mental health and social-services settings with system involved youth and families. Topics include: ethical decision making, ethics of supervision, laws that impact supervisors and supervisees, mandatory reporting issues, documentation, liability risk and risk prevention, supervisory competency expectations, ethical expectations of supervisees, termination of employment, dual relationships. Material will be covered through lecture, discussion, and vignettes. This course fulfills the California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirements for 6 hours of training in supervision and in law and ethics.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
1) Demonstrate ethical decision making;