Ethics For Behavioral Health Professionals in Rural Areas

The 90-minute ethics webinar will equip behavioral health professionals with an understanding of ethical principles for application in their professional roles. Emphasizing the significance of ethical values in human service practice, this presentation will explore topics relevant to professionals in addiction, gambling, mental health, case management, social work, vocational rehabilitation, and justice fields, particularly serving in rural areas. Discussion of ethical responsibility, recognizing personal core values underpinning ethical practice, examining an ethical decision-making model, and understanding the context of therapy will be addressed.

Objectives:

  1. Describe the meaning and purpose of ethical responsibility
  2. Identify core values that are the foundation of ethical practice
  3. Discuss strategies to self-evaluate behavioral health ethics
  4. Review of an ethical decision-making model