Top 5 Online Ethical Mistakes: Building Awareness and Mitigating Your Risks

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
CEUs: $50.00
No CEUs: $25.00
3.0 Ethics CEUs available for:

  • LSW/LISW/SWA (CSWMFT #: RSX069601)

  • Nurses ​(via reciprocity with the CSWMFT board)

  • LNHA (41050-SS-23)
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Summary: 

As the online world continues to broaden, we need to be ever vigilant in protecting our clients and our licenses. In this workshop, we will explore five common online behaviors that can constitute ethical breaches for social service professionals, and identify ways to build policies and practices that can minimize risk. We will address confidentiality breaches for active clients, confidentiality breaches for deceased clients, boundary violations, unprofessional behavior, and misrepresenting one’s profession – with attention to applicable state and national codes of ethics. 

Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to describe the difference between privacy, privilege, and confidentiality; and identify common online privacy breaches
  • Participants will be able to describe the expectations of the privacy for deceased clients
  • Participants will be able to describe online behaviors and situations that can lead to boundary violations or multiple relationships
  • Participants will be able to describe the risks for, and examples of, online unprofessional behavior
  • Participants will be able to describe the guidelines regarding representing one’s profession online
  • Participants will be able to identify practices that can help to mitigate risk of online ethical breaches

About the Speaker: Stacy Simera MSSA, LISW-S

Stacy Simera is an independently-licensed social worker with supervisory designation in Ohio, and has been honored with regional and state-wide awards via the National Association of Social Workers. Stacy has provided micro, mezzo, and macro level services in a variety of settings including mental health, substance abuse, medical, and public health – and she brings those experiences to her trainings. Stacy is currently in private practice in NE Ohio and volunteers in support of sleep via the national non-profit Start School Later. 

REGISTRATION & CANCELLATION INFORMATION:

​Class sizes are limited, so register early.  Classes with low registrations may be canceled.  If the class is canceled or moved, participants will be contacted via email at least 24 hours in advance.

Classes start and end on time.  To ensure a quality experience for all, please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the class start time and find a seat.  CEU credits will be adjusted 0.25 credit hours for every 15 minutes not in attendance; adjusted certificates will be emailed to participants within 3 business days after the training.  Hard copies of certificates will be mailed upon request.

It is difficult to control room temperature to everyone's comfort level.  We suggest you dress in layers that can be adaptable to warm and cool temperatures.

For auditing purposes, arrival and departure times and signature are required on attendance sheets.