Ethics From a Legal Perspective:  Guidelines, Regulations and

Cases

 

OUTLINE

 

8:20 to 10:00              I:         The Process:

                                                a.  What Information Really Matters to Investigators

                                                b.  How Does The System of Investigation Work

                                                c.   What Guidelines Has The State Laid Out

                                                d.   What Seem To Be The “Hot Button” Issues

 

10:00 to 10:10            Break

 

10:10 to 11:40            II:        State Law and State Regulations:

                                                a.   The Interface Between Practice & Regulation

                                                b.   Precedent Setting Cases - National

                                                c.   Precedent Setting Cases – Local

                                                d.   Risk Management In Your Own Practice

 

11:40 to 12:30            Lunch

 

12:30 to 2:00              III:      Traditional and Current Issues:

                                                a.   Boundary Violations

          b.   Billing Fraud

                                                c.   Impaired Professionals

                                                      1.  Alcohol and Drug Use

                                                      2.  Psychosis

 

2:00 to 2:10                Break

 

2:10 to 3:30                IV:       Practice Protection:

                                                a.   A Good Set of Documents

                                                b.   Guidelines For Personal Conduct

                                                c.   Knowing Your Limits

                                                d.   Creating a Paperwork Trail

                                                e.   Recognizing Red Flags in Your Own Work

 

Goal:               Participants will learn how to conduct their professional services

                        within a framework of ethical guidelines, regulations and precedent

                        setting cases.

 

Objectives:     1.  Participants will learn how the process of investigation works in

                              order to familiarize themselves with regulations and guidelines

                              governing practice.

 

                          2.  Participants will learn how national and state cases set guidelines

                               and limits for professional practice.

 

                          3.  Participants will learn about current ethical issues before their

            state’s regulatory boards and investigators.

 

       4.  Participants will learn how to use resources available to them to

            protect their professional practice.

 

Methods:        Lecture, handouts, power point presentation, case presentation, case

                        discussion.

 

Presenter:     Jim Heisel, LISW-S LICDC is the owner of Heisel and Associates, a

                        business which serves the social services field by providing

                        professional education to social workers, counselors, chemical

                        dependency counselors, psychologists, rehabilitation counselors,

                        school counselors, marriage and family therapists, nurses and

                        employee assistance professionals.  Heisel and Associates sponsors up

                        to 60 days of professional workshops each year in Ohio, Kentucky and

                        Indiana, and has performed workshops in 17 different states. 

 

                        Jim Heisel has been a professional trainer since 1984.  He specializes

                        in providing workshops on adolescents, addicted people, couples,

                        families, evidence based treatment methods, supervision and

     professional ethics. Mr. Heisel has performed over 550 workshops.

     Additionally Mr. Heisel has been an adjunct lecturer at the University

     of Cincinnati and Xavier University.  He has taught over 35 college

     courses.  He is known for being practical, informative and highly

     entertaining.

 

Click here for presenter resume and recent evaluation results.

 

October 6, 2011 - Indianapolis

October 24, 2011 - Cincinnati

October 25, 2011 - Dayton

October 26, 2011 - Toledo

October 27, 2011 - Cleveland

October 28, 2011 - Columbus

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