Law & Ethics of Client Advocacy, Client Letters, and Client Evaluation with Eric Ström
Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC (he/him)
When: Thursday, February 27th, 2025 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Pacific Time
Where: Live on Zoom. You will receive your Zoom link/invitation the week of the workshop.
Continuing Education Credit Hours: 3 Law & Ethics CEUs | $99.00
Behavioral health, social work, and mental health professionals are often asked to provide letters, evaluations, legal testimony, professional opinions, and other documents and activities, often to advocate on behalf of their clients.
Navigating the ethical and legal boundaries of these various role extensions can be challenging. In addition, a common cause of professional misconduct decisions against helping professionals is the blurring of the distinction between their clinical role working closely with their clients and very different roles as forensic professionals and evaluators in the legal, medical, and other systems outside their role as clinician.
This 3-hour Law & Ethics workshop will provide participants with an advanced understanding of the legal and ethical standards that apply to multiple roles with clients including advocating for clients through court testimony, though letters (official and unofficial), and when offering professional opinions and recommendations.
Objectives:
After this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify legal and ethical standards relating to personal dual roles with clients;
- Identify legal and ethical standards relating to boundary extensions and advocating for clients;
- Describe the difference between clinical and evaluative roles with clients;
- Formulate strategies for protecting client best interest when extending or changing roles.