Law & Ethics CEs!

Law and Ethics Approach to Working with Suicidality

Presented by: Eric Ström, PhD, Attorney at Law, LMHC

When: Thursday, August 29th, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 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 and Ethics CEs | $99.00

Fear of liability for suicidal clients is not an uncommon experience for behavioral health providers. This fear can unintentionally lead clinicians to inaction and avoidance, thereby increasing a client’s risk of death by suicide.  There are two best strategies to minimize: gaining a better understanding of the actual sources and causes of liability and having a concrete framework for addressing client suicidality. This three-hour workshop will focus on demystifying the true legal risks involved in client self-harm. It will provide an ethical framework for ethically and effectively working with clients who are experiencing suicidality.

This course is intended to meet ethics continuing education requirements. It is not intended to meet the WA requirements for continuing education in suicide assessment and treatment.

Objectives:

1)  Identify the sources of legal liability when working with client suicidality

2)  Describe the ethical standards when working with client suicidality

3)  Create and evaluate strategies to systematically approach client suicidality

4)  Apply best practice standards to create a clinical plan to best support client safety