Module 1: Client Presentations and Requests and Therapy Situations that Challenge Ethical and Legal Standards
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify 5 common therapy situations that tend to risk ethical and legal problems.
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Identify and describe the nine categories of therapeutic boundary violations.
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Identify 5 common client presentations that tend to risk ethical and legal problems.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this module is for participants to become aware of how and when clients present or make requests and reduce risk of ethical and legal breaches.
Description
This module will identify nine categories of therapeutic boundary violations. Client behaviors, issues, seductions, and circumstances; the presenting issues and configurations in therapy increase the probability of legal and ethical violations in therapy will be presented.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Ronald Mah is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. He is the author of “Difficult Behavior in Early Childhood,” (2006), “The One-Minute Temper Tantrum Solution” (2008), and “Getting Beyond Bullying and Exclusion, PreK-5, Empowering Children in Inclusive Classrooms” (2009), in addition to several e-books and DVDs. Dr. Mah has 16 years of experience in early childhood education. He is the owner of a childcare center and has elementary & secondary teaching credentials. He is also on the Board of Directors of the California Kindergarten Association and was a college instructor. Dr. Mah is the Co-Director of the MFT Masters Program at the Western Institute for Social Research, Berkeley. He is also on the Board of Directors of the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapist (2008-2012) and (2021-current) and has presented for CAMFT conferences and symposiums.