Ethics Update: Ethical Issues in Forensic Mental Health Evaluation
Ethics Update: Ethical Issues in Forensic Mental Health Evaluation is organized by National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE), Inc.
Start Date: 31 Jan 2020
End Date: 30 Jan 2030
Credits: 3 contact hours
Description:
Look no further--This 3-hour webinar has it all, and it's presented by an AMHCA Code of Ethics Contributor, a FMHCA Ethics Committee Chair, and the Ethics Committee Liaison of AMHCA!
Hour #1:
Lecture on ethics, hearsay, and ex parte when conducting a forensic mental health evaluation, including exploration of case scenarios
Hour #2:
An update on the forensic section of the 2020 American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) Code of Ethics cross-referenced with guidelines published by the American Board of Forensic Psychology (ABFP), American Counseling Association (ACA), and American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
Hour #3:
Actual audio from a licensure board disciplinary hearing involving a child custody/parenting evaluation, commentary from a panel of experts, and questions and answers from the audience
Learning Objectives:
• Articulate a brief history of professional ethics.
• Apply knowledge of professional ethicals to scenarios involving forensic mental health evaluations.
• Describe ethical guidelines related to forensic evaluation published in the 2020 revision of the AMHCA Code of Ethics, and cross-reference with guidelines published by the ABFP, ACA, and AAMFT.
• Identify ethical guidelines related to an actual licensure board disciplinary hearing involving a child custody evaluation.
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.
