Social workers are on the front lines of psychiatric emergencies and need to be prepared to make ethical decisions. This course discusses the impact, ethics, and the role social workers play in involuntary hospitalizations and in protecting vulnerable populations.
Course created on October 19, 2022
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Audio
CE/CEU Offered: AK/1.25; AL/1.25; AR/1.25; ASWB ACE/1.25 Ethics; AZ/1.25; CA/1.25; CE Broker/1.25 Ethics, CE Broker #20-957426; CO/1.25; CT/1.25; DC/1.25; DE/1.25; FL/1.25; GA/1.25; HI/1.25; IA/1.25; IACET/0.1; ID/1.25; IL/1.25; IN/1.25; KS/1.25; KY/1.25; LA/1.25; MA/1.25; MD/1.25; ME/1.25; MI/1.25; MN/1.25; MO/1.25; MS/1.25; MT/1.25; NC/1.25; ND/1.25; NE/1.25; NH/1.25; NJ (ASWB ACE)/1.25; NM/1.25; NV/1.25; NY-Contact Hours/1.0 Self-Study; OH/1.25; OK/1.25; OR/1.25; PA/1.25; RI/1.25; SC/1.25; SD/1.25; TN/1.25; TX/1.25; UT/1.25; VA/1.25; VT/1.25; WA/1.25; WI/1.25; WV/1.25; WY/1.25
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the impact involuntary hospitalization has on individuals, communities, and organizations.
- After this course, participants will be able to examine and link the NASW Code of Ethics to the involuntary hospitalization process.
- After this course, participants will be able to determine the social worker's role in involuntary hospitalization and the implementation of social policy changes related to involuntary hospitalization.
Agenda
0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
5-15 Minutes | Defining Involuntary Hospitalization/Involuntary Hold |
15-20 Minutes | Impact of Involuntary Hospitalization on Individuals, Communities, and Organizations |
20-30 Minutes | Review of Literature |
30-40 Minutes | The connection between the NASW Code of Ethics and the Involuntary Hospitalization Process |
40-55 Minutes | Social Worker's Role in Involuntary Hospitalization |
55-61 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
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Jennifer Robertson
MSW LCSW, RSW
Jennifer Robertson is a licensed clinical social worker in Oklahoma and Idaho and a registered social worker in Alberta, Canada. Jennifer has been a practicing social worker since 2017 and has worked in outpatient and inpatient care with a wide range of age groups. Jennifer has experience in child welfare, trauma treatment, substance use treatment, domestic violence interventions, and individual and group settings. Currently, she works full-time for the Family Advocacy Program on the base where her family is stationed and part-time/as needed in admissions for a psychiatric hospital. Jennifer is scheduled to graduate with her Doctorate in Social Work from Tulane University in the spring of 2023, with her research focused on social work competency on involuntary hold policies.
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Continued Social Work, provider #1742, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 03/27/2024 – 03/27/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 ethics continuing education credits.
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Continued Social Work is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-29950. This course is offered for 1.25 hours. If you are a licensed social worker in Florida, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, or West Virginia, CE Broker may be of interest to you.
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New Jersey Social Workers - Individual Course Approval
Involuntary Hospitalization: Ethical Considerations for Social Workers, course number 4730, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Continued Social Work as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 03/06/2023-03/06/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 Ethics continuing education credits.
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