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Ethical Considerations in the Use of Support Animals
Presented by Doug Tynan, PhD, ABPP
VideoAudio
Course: #1998Level: Introductory1 Hour
Emotional support animals have been shown to be effective in the management of stress, anxiety, and depression. Service animals have long been shown useful for people with perceptual disabilities, and there is a growing research body on therapy animals. This course addresses the benefits of animals as companions or providing services, definitions of different classes of animals, and the APA ethical standards involved when evaluating the potential use of animals in the care of people.

The Ethics of Self-Care in Social Work Practice
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #1759Level: Intermediate1.07 Hours
Social work is often described as a helping profession because the primary mission of social work is to help individuals, families, groups, and communities with a broad range of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual concerns. This session focuses on the ethics of self-care, a responsibility in which social workers attend to their own well-being, which also helps them serve others more effectively.

Professional Boundaries: An “I” Examination
Presented by Michelle Gricus, DSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Video
Course: #1773Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
The “friendly visitor” of social work’s early history introduced a level of professional distance to social worker-client relationships that many practitioners maintain today. This webinar explores why negotiating and creating healthy professional boundaries in our work is essential and what is missed when we stress risk management over compassion in these relationships.

Dual Relationships, Conflicts of Interest, and Professional Boundaries in Social Work Practice
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #1699Level: Intermediate1.13 Hours
Licensing infractions, professional review complaints, and malpractice lawsuits against social workers are often related to boundary issues, conflicts of interest, and dual relationships. This webinar identifies situations that give rise to these risks and provides practical guidelines for guarding against these risks and maintaining ethical relationships with clients.

Virtue Ethics in Social Work Practice: Nurturing and Employing Moral Qualities For a Flourishing Practice
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #1679Level: Intermediate1.08 Hours
Social work ethics is not just about following the code of ethics or making specific decisions to resolve specific ethical issues, but rather, how to live ethics throughout one’s professional interactions and practice. This webinar demonstrates how social workers can use virtues such as caring, honesty, fidelity, and moral strength to guide their practice and interactions with clients, family members, co-professionals, and community members.

A Futurist Approach to Social Work Ethics: Proactive, Creative, and Aspirational Strategies
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #1568Level: Intermediate1.08 Hours
Ethics training typically focuses on how to respond to ethical issues that have arisen in the past or ethical issues affecting current social work practice. This webinar provides a futurist approach to ethics, providing social workers and allied professionals with strategies to anticipate, prepare for, and take proactive steps regarding ethical issues arising in the coming months and years.

Involuntary Hospitalization: Ethical Considerations for Social Workers
Presented by Jennifer Robertson, MSW, LCSW, RSW
VideoAudio
Course: #1539Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
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.

Ethics of Vaccinations, Mask Mandates, Client Self-Determination, and Safety in Social Work Practice
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #1529Level: Advanced1.1 Hours
In the age of COVID, it is imperative social work practitioners understand the ethical issues related to vaccinations, mask mandates, client self-determination, and safety. This course explores ethical considerations, developing policies, and engaging in constructive problem-solving.

Interest-Based Mediation: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Conflict
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #1416Level: Intermediate1.03 Hours
Social workers encounter conflict with individual clients, families, groups, coworkers, supervisors, and others in a range of contexts. This course is designed to help social workers act as mediators and manage conflict in a manner that focuses on interests, builds collaboration, and energizes people to commit to positive change.

Narrative Ethics: A Storied Approach to Ethical Decision Making With Clients
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
VideoAudio
Course: #1378Level: Intermediate1.1 Hours
People’s lives tend to be much more complex than deductive approaches suggest. This workshop helps participants learn to engage clients and colleagues in richer, more meaningful discussions through the lens of narrative ethics.