New Ethical Dilemmas in the Digital Age Advances in technology and access to the Web impacts how behavioral health professionals deliver treatment services and what constitutes typical standards of care. Behavioral health professionals face a myriad of new ethical dilemmas, such as therapist self disclosure, boundary crossings/violations, confidentiality, and informed consent, with little guidance from existing ethical codes. This training reviews the current literature on new ethical dilemmas related to technology and the Web, and provides guidance and recommendations for behavioral health practice. Learning Objectives At the end of this training participants will be able to: Describe how involvement with social network sites may impact therapist self-disclosure Identify three risks associated with texting/emailing patients Cite eight of the ten social media policies presented and describe in more depth one of the policies and how it relates to behavioral health practice Demonstrate familiarity with the pitfalls of enforcing employee social media policies by discussing recent National Labor Board Relations rulings or new state laws Request a Training @ nfarattc.org Technology-Based Supervision: Extending the Reach of Clinical Supervisors Although clinical supervision has been shown to decrease staff turnover, improve morale, and lead to better client outcomes, scheduling sessions can be challenging, especially in frontier/rural areas. To address some of the barriers to conducting supervision, this training examines how technology can be used to review and provide feedback on counselors’ skills, thereby enhancing the clinical skills of the behavioral health workforce. Designed for individuals with experience working as Clinical Supervisors in the substance use disorders treatment field, the goal of this training is to familiarize participants with technology-based clinical supervision research, demonstrate its utility in frontier/rural clinical settings, and provide opportunities to observe and practice delivery of clinical supervision services using different types of technology. By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Explain three barriers to accessing quality clinical supervision Discuss six key benefits of using technology to extend the reach of clinical supervision Identify three key ingredients needed to do effective technology-based clinical supervision Demonstrate how to use at least one type of technology for clinical supervision Develop strategies to overcome at least two barriers to technology-based clinical supervision Request a Training @ nfarattc.org
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