When: Friday, July 23, 2021, 9:00 am - 12:15 pm
Where: Zoom Webinar - Registration required
CEs: 3 CEs for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs & LEPs
Register here now to secure your spot!
Course Description
This 3 hour event will have two 90 minute presentations. One on giving professional opinions and one on treating minors.
"Writing Letters and Offering Opinions"
9:00am - 10:30am
Mike Griffen, Esq, LCSW
This 1 ½ hour workshop provides an overview of key issues that are important for therapists to consider when offering their professional opinion, including circumstances where the therapist is asked to write a letter for a client/patient. The workshop will discuss key legal and ethical issues which apply to this topic, including sections of the Code of Ethics that apply when working with court-involved cases. Vignettes will be utilized for discussion, as time allows.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to describe and discuss three or more sections of the CAMFT Code of ethics that are relevant to consider before writing a letter regarding a client/patient.
2. Describe three or more questions that a therapist should consider before writing a letter for a client.
3. Describe and discuss one or more sections of the CAMFT Code of Ethics that are relevant for a therapist to consider before offering their opinion in a case that is court-involved.
4. Explain why a therapist should consider their scope of competence when offering their professional opinion in a letter, or in testimony.
"Understanding the Fundamentals of Minor Consent"
10:45 am - 12:15 PM
Alain Montgomery, Esq
Working with minors requires an understanding of the laws that pertain to minor consent. During this 90-minute presentation, CAMFT Staff Attorney Alain Montgomery will review who can lawfully consent to a minor’s mental health care treatment in California, the criteria specified in pertinent laws authorizing minors to consent to their own treatment, and common issues related to the confidentiality of the minor’s healthcare information.
Participants will gain a better understanding of the applicable minor consent laws and the CAMFT ethical standard(s) that relate to minor consent. As a result of the workshop, participants will be better equipped to make informed legally and ethically sound decisions when working with minors.
Learning Objectives:
1) Define the elements required for valid consent of a minor’s mental health treatment under California law
2) Identify the ethical standard(s) relevant to a therapist’s duty to determine who has the legal authority to consent to treatment for a minor
3) Distinguish between legal and physical custody of a minor in California
4) Identify when parents or legal representatives have the legal authority to consent to mental health treatment for a minor
5) Identify the circumstances and laws that allow a minor to consent to their own mental health treatment in California
6) Distinguish the laws that determine when either parents/legal representatives or minors are authorized to inspect, access and authorize the disclosure of the minor’s confidential information
Cost
- $36 for pre-licensed RECAMFT members
- $45 for Licensed RECAMFT members and members of other CAMFT chapters
- $54 for non-members
Register here now to secure your spot!
Continuing Education
This 3 hour event meets requirements for 3 Law & Ethics CE units for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs, and LEPs. You must attend the entirety of both presentations to qualify. CAMFT will be tracking attendance and RE-CAMFT will be providing CE certificates and evaluations.
About Michael Griffin
Michael Griffin, Esq., LCSW has been a member of the CAMFT legal team since 2007. A graduate of the USC School of Social Work and Chapman University School of Law, Mr. Griffin earned his LCSW in 1982 and his California license as an Attorney in 2002. He has a broad professional background in various mental health settings (including Western Youth Services in Orange County, California, and Rady Children’s Psychiatry Dep’t in San Diego) as a clinician, administrator, supervisor, clinical case manager, school program coordinator, and outpatient clinic director, and has served as an oral examiner for LCSW candidates. In addition to his work for CAMFT, Mr. Griffin is a practicing psychotherapist with adults, adolescents and children in Laguna Niguel, California.
About Alain Montgomery
Alain Lance Montgomery, Esq., is a member of the State Bar of California. Alain received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley and a Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Prior to joining the CAMFT legal department, Alain worked in public interest law as a legal advisor for the Superior Court of California where he helped self-represented parties navigate the complexities of small claims litigation. As a member of the CAMFT legal department, Alain has served as part of the support staff for the CAMFT Ethics Committee and has represented the Association at various state regulatory board meetings. After graduating from college and before attending law school, Alain worked as a ski instructor at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort.
This workshop satisfies the Law and Ethics course requirement of three (3) continuing education units mandated by the BBS for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs and LEPs for each license renewal cycle. Participants will be updated on changes in the law that affect professional practice.
RECAMFT CE Provider #57173
3 CEs for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
-
Disability Accommodation: To request an accommodation for a disability, please email therapy@recamft.org.
-
Refunds: Refunds may be requested up to 7 days before the event by contacting therapy@recamft.org. No refunds are given beginning 7 days prior to the event. If a member cannot attend the event due to a mandatory evacuation or Public Safety Power Shut-off the day of the event, they can request and receive a refund with verification of address.
-
CE Certificate: You must attend the entire presentation and complete a post test and an evaluation to receive your CE credit certificate. At the conclusion of this educational event, after confirming attendance, an email with a link to the test and evaluation form will be sent to all attendees who attended the online event. Once you complete and submit your evaluation, you will have immediate access and be able to print or save your CE Certificate. This course meets the qualifications for 3.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences
-
Grievances: direct grievances to therapy@recamft.org, and/or the chapter president at recamftpresident@gmail.com.
