Total Credits:1.5including1.5 American Psychological Association,1.5 Association of Social Worker Boards,1.5 National Board of Certified Counselors,1.5 California Board of Registered Nurses,1.5 State Bar of California
In recent years there has been an increase in ethics complaints filed with various mental health licensing boards around the country. More mental health professionals are now being confronted with responding to such complaints, especially in regard to forensic cases such as child custody evaluations in family court. In fact, the major complaints to ethics committees of licensing boards now involves child custody cases, parenting disputes, child sexual abuse cases, treatment of clients or testimony in forensic cases. This has replaced complaints about sexual contact between a client and therapist. Most graduate programs or even ethics workshops do not necessarily train mental health professionals in appropriate ways to respond to licensing board complaints, their subpoenas, use of your own expert, hiring attorneys, or dealing with accusations that are actually filed and subsequent administrative law hearings.
As a better understanding of the holistic nature of recovery, moves us towards recovery-oriented systems of care. The workplace has emerged as an important nexus for closing gaps in the continuum of care. From early intervention and continued care, the workplace proves to play a significant role in rebuilding recovery capital. So, as we shift towards recovery-oriented systems of care, it is integral that we support recovery in the workplace. This workshop will explore the various reasons recovery ready workplaces are important, and the different approaches employers can take in fostering a culture of resilience and adaptability that makes a workplace recovery ready.
