Law & Ethics: Standard of Care 

with David Jensen, JD

Saturday, October 23rd, 2021

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  

Zoom invitation will be sent to you in reminder emails for event.

We recognize that this is a long day for Zooming; rest assured there will be breaks and a lunch.

Standard of Care Course Description, Objectives, Goals TBA

Course Description (please note that this course is part of Dave's series and may contain updated information other than shown here):  Dave will review the ten fundamentals of the psychotherapy profession, and he will also address the laws pertaining to the standard of care, especially with regards to suicidal patients, including reviewing actual legal cases involving these issues; obtaining continuing education units, and the fundamentals of reporting elder and dependent adult abuse. 

Learning Objectives:

This workshop is designed to help you:

• Identify the ten fundamentals of practicing legally, ethically, safely and confidently.
• Develop a working knowledge of the standard of care and how it relates to psychotherapists.
• Understand what does and does not count as continuing education credit.
• Explain the fundamentals of reporting elder and dependent adult abuse.

This course meets the qualifications for six hours of continuing education credits for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs as required by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Completion of this course earns a discount on liability insurance.  You will receive a certificate at the end of the workshop once you have completed post-test and evaluation.

Refund Policy for all events: 

Registrants who do not attend or fail to cancel registration seven days prior to scheduled event will be charged full fee.  The only exception will be for registrants who are unable to attend because of a family emergency.  Please contact CCC-CAMFT if you are unable to attend.

CCC-CAMFT Grievance Procedure:

While the Central Coast Chapter of CAMFT makes every effort to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues with regard to presentations/workshops which will require intervention and/or action on the part of the board. This procedural description serves as a guideline for handling such grievances.

When a participant files a grievance and expects action on the complaint, the following actions will be taken:

1. The participant(s) will be asked to put concerns in writing (this can be in electronic form, such as an email).
2. If the grievance concerns a presenter, the content presented by the speaker, or the style of presentation, the individual filing the grievance will be asked to put his/her comments in written format. The Board will then pass on the comments to the speaker, assuring the confidentiality of the grieved individual.
3. If the grievance concerns a presentation/workshop offering, its content, level of presentation, or the facilities in which the workshop was offered, the Board will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the Board will: