BRWN-010364 - Tight-Rope Walking: Dual Relationships and Ethical Concerns In School Social Work
Preferred registration deadline: August 1st
3 CEs
Social workers are taught to know that they should generally avoid dual (or multiple) relationships, particularly when there are risks of exploitation or harm to clients. However, social workers doing clinical work in a non-therapeutic school setting experience increased pressures as they reconcile the need to provide relevant information to the instructional staff as well as maintain confidentiality for their clinical sessions with students and their families. In this workshop, participants will explore ethical concerns that may be posed when doing clinical work in the non-therapeutic school setting of public or private schools. We will learn strategies to navigate confidentiality and ethical limitations through case studies.
This is an interactive synchronous distance learning course via Zoom. This class meets the licensure requirement for 3 hours of continuing education in ethics.
General Admission: $65**
**Eligible discounts can be applied during checkout.
Class size is limited to 45.
Course Outline
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audiences:
Agenda:
- Historical Overview of Social Workers in the Education System =25 minutes
- Definitions & Legislation 20 minutes
- Roles & Responsibilities of Clinical staff in non-clinical settings =40 minutes
- Case Studies and Ethical Dilemmas in the School Setting 50 =minutes
- Summary =10 minutes
- Q & A and Evaluation
*A 5-minute break will occur approximately halfway through the workshop.
Learner Outcomes
- Participants will be able to summarize ethical concerns in a non-therapeutic school setting
- Participants will be able to apply strategies for a collaborative approach with instructional staff, while protecting the confidentiality of their clinical sessions.
- Participants will be able to describe the ethical limitations of doing clinical work in a non-therapeutic school setting.
Course Completion Requirements:
- The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Professional Development, provider #2130, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/24/2024 – 9/24/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 ethics continuing education credits.
- The Brown School is also an approved provider of Social Work CEs in Missouri and Illinois.
- To earn ACE credit, attendees must arrive at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. ACE credit is not provided for partial attendance. However, you may still qualify for partial Social Work Missouri and Illinois CEs provided by the Brown School.
- Brown School CE Certificates will be available online within 10 business days of course completion by visiting your learner profile at https://ce.wustl.edu/portal/logon.do?method=load&parentSite=brown. You will receive an email notification with specific instructions for accessing the online certificate when it is available. ACE CE Certificates, if requested in your evaluation survey, will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
- For more information about CEs, accessibility, refund/cancelation policy, our grievance policy, or other inquiries please visit our About Us page or email brownprofdev@wustl.edu.