Webinar | Law & Ethics with Dr. Frederic Reamer Sunday, February 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM @ Online ZOOM

Session 1: Cutting-edge Ethical Issues in Clinical Social Work—Challenges in the Digital Age (meets the BBS requirement for 3 hours of Telehealth Law & Ethics) Sunday, February 25, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presenter: Dr. Frederic Reamer CEUs: 3 Today’s practitioners face ethical challenges that are unprecedented and could hardly have been imagined by social work’s earliest practitioners. Contemporary clinical social workers can provide services remotely to clients they may never meet in person; search online for information about clients without their knowledge or consent; store sensitive client information in the "cloud"; and communicate with clients and former clients on online social networking sites. Dr. Frederic Reamer will provide a comprehensive overview of ethics challenges related to social workers' increasing use of digital and other technology and discuss the implications of recently enacted ethics standards, regulatory standards, and practice standards governing social workers' use of technology. Session 2: Complex Ethics Challenges in Clinical Social Work: Ethical Decision-making and Risk Management Sunday, February 25, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Presenter: Dr. Frederic Reamer CEUs: 3 This webinar will provide in-depth examination of compelling ethical challenges in clinical social work and behavioral health. Dr. Frederic Reamer will present a series of case vignettes and apply state-of-the-art decision-making protocols. Key topics will include exceptions to clients' confidentiality rights; informed consent exceptions; management of boundary issues, dual relationships, and conflicts of interest; balancing client self-determination rights and professional paternalism; complying with ethically troubling laws; managing complex termination-of-services decisions; and difficult documentation decisions, among others.