Culture and Ethics in Professional Practice
Culture and Ethics in Professional Practice
Information
Date & Time
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Location
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Cumberland's River Road Campus
8283 River Road Pike
Nashville, TN 37209
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Describe the role of ethics and ethical principles in the practice of professionals practicing in the SUD/COD arena, including the use of formal Codes of Ethics and decision-making models.
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Identify terms such as cultural competence, cultural humility, cultural responsiveness, and cultural integration as they relate to the ethical obligation of ongoing self-reflection in order to provide culturally responsive care to individual patients, families, and groups.
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Discuss “professionalism” and what this means in behavioral terms when interacting with patients, families, colleagues, and the larger community.
Educational Goal
Attendees will increase their ability to engage in ethically sound and culturally response practice, particularly when working with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders (COD).
Description
This segment emphasizes the importance of culture and ethics in the professional practice of Substance Use Disorders (SUDS) and Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders (COD) treatment, exploring formal codes of ethics; decision-making models; and the concepts of cultural competence, humility, responsiveness, and integration. Finally, it discusses professionalism in behavior towards patients, families, colleagues, and the broader community, underscoring the ethical obligation for self-reflection and action to provide culturally competent care. This segment also explores common ethical dilemmas faced by professionals working with SUD/COD diagnoses.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Cinde Stewart Freeman is the Chief Clinical Officer at Cumberland Heights in Nashville, TN. Cinde has been in the behavioral healthcare field for over 35 years, serving in direct care, clinical management, quality management, and leadership roles. She is a bachelor’s prepared Registered Nurse and a master’s prepared Level II Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Cinde has also held the Qualified Clinical Supervisor credential for many years and enjoys stoking the passions of people who are coming into the field. She has trained at the national, state, and local level, holding a particular interest in the relationship between somatic and spiritual healing as well as how the lived wisdom of the Twelve Steps informs clinical education and experience.
Kristy Roll joined the Cumberland Heights team in 2012 as a Youth Primary Counselor and now serves as the Family Services & Experiential Therapies Director. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in social work. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Kristy is passionate about providing education and healing to loved ones battling addiction so that they may begin a journey of recovery for themselves.