The Complete Pennsylvania CE Requirement Course: Legal Ethics, Suicide Prevention and Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting

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Allan M Tepper, JD, PsyD Related seminars and products

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Allan M. Tepper, JD, PsyD, is engaged in the private practice of both law and psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a psychologist, he specializes in forensic matters and has testified on numerous occasions in cases involving civil, criminal, domestic relations, and death penalty issues.

As an attorney, he has extensive trial experience, including the representation of mental health professionals in ethics and licensing board proceedings. He has been an adjunct faculty member at Widener University in the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology and at the Philadelphia Chapter of Great Lakes Colleges Association, and an adjunct assistant professor at Immaculate College, Graduate School.

Dr. Tepper frequently conducts ethics training for mental health professionals throughout the United States and is well-known for his engaging style and knowledge of each State’s laws and regulations. He publishes frequently in the areas of law and psychology. He is co-author of Pennsylvania Law and Psychology – Third Edition, and Pennsylvania Law, Ethics, and Psychology – Fourth Edition.

He received his J.D. degree from Albany Law School and received M.S. and Psy.D. degrees in clinical psychology from Hahnemann University in Pennsylvania.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Allan Tepper maintains private law and psychology practices. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He is a published author and receives royalties. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Allan Tepper has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Additional Info

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.

Objectives

1. Analyze the legal and ethical considerations of technology as it relates to email, cell phones, texting and teletherapy.
2. Evaluate how to effectively avoid ethical issues arising from boundary and dual relationship dilemmas.
3. Determine the legal issues you could encounter regarding subpoena requests and court orders that would disclose confidential client information and records.
4. Assess, treat and manage clients who are at risk of suicide.
5. Distinguish the components and statuary classification of child abuse in Pennsylvania.
6. Determine the responsibilities of the mandated and permissive reporters of child abuse in Pennsylvania.

Outline

• Pennsylvania Law regarding child abuse and reporting
• Child Protective Services vs. General Protective Services
• The components and statutory classification of child abuse
• The indicators and behavioral manifestations of child abuse
• Responsibilities of the mandated reporters of child abuse

• Populations at risk
• Assessment of risk
• Screening tools and interview techniques
• Cognitive interventions
• Ethical and legal considerations

• Best practice for electronic communication - email, cell phones, texting
• Teletherapy: Ethical and legal issues
• How to properly keep and release records: adults and minors
• Subpoenas and court orders
• Duty to protect by warning and the limits of confidentiality
• Treatment of minors
• Boundaries and corresponding ethical pitfalls

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Case Managers
• Addiction Counselors
• Therapists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Other Mental Health Professionals