Speaker(s):
Mark Shields, MEd, LPC, Scott Breedlove, MS and Timothy Rudder, MSW
Presentation: This session will identify ethical challenges that social workers, counselors and recovery support professionals face and present methods to encourage the development of an ethics supportive workplace that adheres to each disciplines codes of ethics.
Objectives:
- Realize the importance of creating an agency culture that is supportive of open and honest communication from staff regarding their ethical challenges.
- Review the process by which a supervisor and staff clarifies their specific job functions and the ethical considerations related to various staff positions. (Social Worker, Counselor, Peer, Community Support Specialist).
- Express the responsibility of supervisor and supervisee two-way communication regarding professional self-care and ethics association codes review to minimize the risk of ethical violations.
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