Webinar: What Happens in Therapy, Stays in Therapy. Unless... Exploring the Ethics of Confidentiality

Date/Time

Thursday, Dec 12, 2024
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3 Ethics CEs

What do I do when a client tells me they’ve contemplated committing suicide? Who do I contact when I’m worried a client is going to hurt someone? Will I get in trouble if I talk about my clients outside of work? '

This course brings real-world context to ethical concerns related to confidentiality, often experienced by professionals in practice. Explore the goals and limits of confidentiality through an analysis of ethical and legal complications. This course will provide a framework to contemplate ethical dilemmas and make informed decisions that insulate professionals from legal liability while protecting clients from harm.  

Learning Objectives:

Understand the ethical obligation to keep client information confidential.  

Understand the legal obligation to keep client information confidential.  

Competently discuss with their clients these obligations so that clients make an educated decision when sharing information with the professional.  

Appropriately respond to ethical, legal, and moral conundrums faced when considering whether to breach client confidentiality.  


Target Audience: Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists, anyone interested in the subject matter.


Location: Virtual


Sponsored By: University of Maryland School of Social Work

Cost: $70.00-$90.00


For questions, email cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu


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