Legal and Ethical Issues Involved when Supporting System Involved Youth
Fri, Aug 12
|Online Event
This course provided by Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW, meets the qualifications for (6.0) BBS CEUs for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.
Time & Location
Aug 12, 2022, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
Online Event
About the Event
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
1. Understand when and who can consent for minor’s mental health treatment and when working with system involved youth;
2. Explain foster youth’s rights to reproductive health care;