Professional Ethics and Boundaries in Work with Older Adults
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Date & Time
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify three unique ethical challenges in working with older adults and their families.
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Identify two benefits and two risks of technology use in practice.
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Identify 1-2 differences between moral and ethical reasoning
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Describe two risks that may affect professional liability
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Explain three policies, procedures, and/or protocols necessary to address the ethical and boundary concerns in practice
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to increase awareness of professional ethics and boundaries when working with older adults and learn techniques for ethical decision-making.
Description
Managing ethics, boundaries, and confidentiality is critical for human service professionals. This workshop will address the unique needs and ethical challenges in working with older adults in healthcare and home settings and in their interactions with their family members. Participants will increase awareness of the complicated nature of professional ethics and boundaries in their work with older adults and learn ethical decision-making techniques. Participants will also learn the importance of assessing various aspects of their programs and related policies and procedures to protect clients and staff and reduce professional risk. Ethical decision-making processes will be addressed in various contexts using case examples and best practice models to identify and address complicated scenarios within human service organizations. The NASW Code of Ethics will be utilized throughout this workshop as a guide in the ethical decision-making process.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Jeanne Wagner joined the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare staff in May 2005 as the Director of Social Work Field Education Programs. She received her MSW from Jane Addams College of Social Work, Chicago, IL, and her BSW from Morehead State University, Morehead, KY. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Professor with extensive clinical, management, administrative, and educational experience. She has worked in a variety of social service settings before her appointment with UWM, which include child welfare, adoption (domestic and international), mental health, intellectual disabilities, geriatrics, and private practice. She teaches social work courses and develops and presents continuing education programs covering social work ethics and boundaries, leadership and supervision, case management, documentation, confidentiality, adoption competency, safety in the field, etc. She is a Trainer for the Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) curriculum through the Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) and UWM’s Co-Director for TAC. She has served as Ombuds for UWM since 2007 and has ten years of experience in Quality Assurance. She serves on the Board for NASW-WI.