Ethical Considerations with Individuals Experiencing Substance Use Disorders
Course #: 06-2485
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Take the ExamCE Credit Hours: 3.00 Continuing Education Credit Hours
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CE Course Description
Mental health professionals working with the substance abuse population face unique ethical challenges due to the complex nature of addiction, its impact on behavior, and the vulnerable status of these clients. Addressing ethical considerations helps ensure that professionals maintain trust, provide appropriate care, and uphold legal and moral responsibilities, which are essential for fostering positive treatment outcomes.
Author: Katie Papke, LMSW, CAADC, CCHTVSP
CE Course Objectives
- Identify ethical principles that are relevant to the values of the substance use profession.
- Analyze the differences between ethics while working in substance abuse populations and other areas of clinical ethics.
- Explain common ethical dilemmas that impact the profession and how to ethically present or address these challenges.
- Determine ethical decision-making using a model for substance abuse treatment practice.
Section 1: Why the Focus on Ethics? (25 minutes)
- Importance of Professional Ethics Codes
- Professionalism
- Characteristics of a Professional Relationship
Section 2: Professional Boundaries and Dual Relationships (35 minutes)
- Case Example 1
- Case Example 2
- How to Decide When to Enter Into a Dual Relationship
- Definitions
Section 3: Ethical Principles for the Substance Use Disorder Profession (45 minutes)
- What Makes Substance Use Disorder Ethics Different?
- Impairment in Decision-Making Capacity
- Substance Use Stigma and Discrimination
- Recovery Language
- Illegal Activity
- Mandated Clients
- Coercion
- Case Example 3
- Case Example 4
Section 4: Informed Consent, Privacy, and Confidentiality (30 minutes)
- Informed Consent
- Limits to Consent
- Adults Adjudicated Incompetent
- Diminished Capacity
- Privacy
- Confidentiality
Section 5: Ethical Dilemmas That Impact the Profession (15 minutes)
- Ethical Decision-Making Models
Section 6: Culture and Diversity in Substance Use Disorder Treatment (25 minutes)
- Alcohol Use
- Illicit Drug Use
- Substance Use Disorders
- Substance Use Treatment
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Course Date: 2025-02-14
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