Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health and Social Services Providers Working with System Involved Youth
Fri, Jun 04
|Online Event
Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW


Time & Location
Jun 04, 2021, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Online Event
About the Event
Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW
Training Description
There are numerous legal and ethical issues specific to working with foster and/or system involved youth in the community based organizations and school settings. They range from consent to privacy; use of electronics to dual relationships; rights for reproductive health care to minor consent for mental health treatment; 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 Objective
Understand when and who can consent for minor’s mental health treatment and when working with system involved youth;
Explain foster youth’s rights to reproductive health care;