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• Archive: Faculty:Terry CaseyDuration:6 Hours 21 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Jun 24, 2020 Description Manual - Ethics with Minors for Massachusetts Mental Health Professionals (2.4 MB) 136 Pages Available after Purchase Outline WHY WORKING WITH MINORS IS DIFFERENT Vulnerability and power differentialsFederal and state laws outlining legal responsibilitiesIssues involved with older adolescentsCONSENT RULES AND ISSUES INVOLVING MINORS Consent vs.
• assentWho can provide consent?Parental rights and consent rulesSpecial rules for older adolescentsInformed consent processWHEN A MINOR IS (AND IS NOT) A CLIENT When does an individual become a client?Personal representativesEthical vs.
• legal considerationsCONFIDENTIALITY STANDARDS AND LIMITS WITH MINORS Limits of confidentialityCommunications with minors and parentsProgressive scenarios techniqueParental agreementsPARENTAL RIGHTS…AND WRONGS Default rightsSpecial situationsExceptionsCONTROL OF MINORS’ RECORDS Health care vs.
• FERPAWho has access?Responding to requests for recordsClinical records and psychotherapy notesCAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DIVORCED PARENTS Informed consent processParenting plansOther legal considerationsCase exampleMANDATORY REPORTING: THE “WHAT”, “WHEN” AND “TO WHOM” Mandatory reporting lawsFederal definition of child abuseState lawsEthical considerationsCase examplesBOUNDARY ISSUES WITH MINORSSocial media policiesMultiple relationshipsPower differentialsVirtual relationshipsTexting and messagingCase examplesPHYSICAL TOUCH When it is appropriate, and when it is notInformed consentOrganizational policiesCase examples Faculty Terry Casey, PhD Related seminars and products: 20 TERRY CASEY, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, HSP health service provider with over 30 years of professional experience, including a 16-year tenure as the director of counseling & psychological services for a non-profit agency with over 30 counselors at over a dozen locations.
• He is in private practice in Franklin Tennessee, teaches ethics and professional issues in counseling at Lipscomb University’s graduate program in clinical mental health counseling, and guest lectures at Trevecca Nazarene University’s PhD program in Clinical counseling.