Law & Ethics with Dr. Frederic Reamer

This workshop is being offered as two sessions - register for one for 3 CEU’s or both sessions for 6 CEU’s. 

• Both sessions qualify for the BBS Law & Ethics 6 hour requirement
• Session 1 meets the BBS requirement for 3 hours of Telehealth Law & Ethics
  (https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/registrants_ce_info_brochure.pdf)
  

ONLINE ZOOM WEBINAR -  WILL BE RECORDED

Costs: 

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.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Identify trends in the development of social work ethics standards in the digital age.
2. Apply practical ethical decision-making frameworks and protocols.
3. Identify ethical issues that pose malpractice and liability risks related to social workers' use of technology.
4. Design strategies to protect clients and practitioners.

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.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Identify challenging ethical issues and dilemmas in clinical social work.
2. Apply practical decision-making frameworks.
3. Design state-of-the-art risk management protocols.
4. Implement strategies to prevent malpractice and licensing-board complaints.

About the Presenter:

Frederic G. Reamer is Professor in the graduate program of the School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, where he has been on the faculty since 1983. His research and teaching have addressed a wide range of human service issues, including mental health, health care, criminal justice, public welfare, and professional ethics. Dr. Reamer received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1978) and has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He has also taught at the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration (1978-1981), and the University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Social Work (1981-1983).

Dr. Reamer has conducted extensive research on professional ethics. He has been involved in national research projects sponsored by The Hastings Center, the Carnegie Corporation, the Haas Foundation, and the Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Healthcare at the Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania. He has published 25 books and more than 180 journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia articles. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Social Work Education (1990-1994) and serves as Associate Editor of the National Association of Social Workers Encyclopedia of Social Work (Oxford University Press and National Association of Social Workers). Since 2012, Dr. Reamer has served as the ethics instructor in the Providence (RI) Police Department Training Academy.

Dr. Reamer has served as an adjunct professor and visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, Tulane University, Simmons University, Smith College, University of Oklahoma, and Augsburg University. Dr. Reamer chaired the national task force that wrote the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and served on the code revision task force. He chaired the international commission sponsored by the Association of Social Work Boards to develop Model Regulatory Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice. Dr. Reamer also chaired the national task force sponsored jointly by the National Association of Social Workers, Association of Social Work Boards, Council on Social Work Education, and Clinical Social Work Association to develop Technology Standards in Social Work Practice. He has served as an expert witness and consultant in 135 court and licensing board cases addressing professional ethics.

Dr. Reamer received the "Distinguished Contributions to Social Work Education" award from the Council on Social Work Education (1995); Presidential Award from the National Association of Social Workers (1997); Richard Lodge Prize from Adelphi University for “outstanding contributions to the development of social work theory” (2005); Edith Abbott Award from the University of Chicago for “distinguished service to society and outstanding contributions at the local, national or international levels” (2005); Neil J. Houston, Jr. Memorial Award for “dedicated service and citizen contribution toward the criminal justice profession and the public interest” (2009); International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award from the National Association of Social Workers for significantly advancing "the public image of social work" (2012); Excellence in Ethics Award from the National Association of Social Workers (2015); and inaugural Contributor Award from the Association of Social Work Boards (2019). In 2016 Dr. Reamer was named a Social Work Pioneer by the National Association of Social Workers for his "commitment and dedication to the social work profession and to the improvement of social and human conditions at the local, state, national, and international levels."