Legal and Ethical Issues when Supporting System-Involved Youth

Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW

Training Description

There are numerous legal and ethical issues specific to working with system-involved youth in community-based organizations and school settings. They include consent to privacy; use of electronics to dual relationships; minor consent for mental health treatment; mandatory reporting laws; and foster youth’s rights to reproductive health services and information. Through case vignettes, discussions and lecture, participants will explore the intricacies of these issues.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to explain when and who can consent for a system-involved minor’s mental health treatment.

• Participants will be able to explain foster youth’s rights to reproductive health care, and how to maintain client privacy while using technology within efforts to support system-involved youth and identify two reasons connecting with system involved youth on social media could have a negative impact on their outcomes.