Dealing with Subpoenas, Attorneys, and Courts: An Ethics Workshop for Mental Health Professionals Who Would Rather Have a Root Canal
Friday, September 5, 2025 (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM) (EDT)
Description
Virtually every mental health professional will get a subpoena or a phone call from an attorney, but most therapists would rather have a root canal than testify in Court. The goal of this workshop is to reduce therapists’ anxiety and empower them to respond professionally and confidently to subpoenas and attorneys. Using the Georgia and Federal law, the Ethics codes, and the Rules of the Georgia Boards, we will cover how to confidently respond to subpoenas, interact with attorneys, the do’s and don’ts of Court testimony, minimize risk when doing therapy with divorcing or divorced families, and how to get paid for your time and for making copies of your file. We will also cover record keeping as required by law, duty to warn/protect, child abuse reporting laws, and how lawsvery from state to state. We will compare and contrast laws between southern states (GA, AL, TN,NC, SC, and FL) which is imperative to know when practicing telehealth across state lines. Register Here: https://www.eagleranch.org/events/ce-ethics-sep5
Eagle Ranch, Inc.
5480 Union Church Rd
Flowery Branch, GA 30542 United States
5480 Union Church Rd
Flowery Branch, GA 30542 United States
The Wink Wynne Lodge at Eagle Ranch, 5500 Union Church Rd., Flowery Branch, GA 30542: Register Here
Friday, September 5, 2025 (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
(EDT)
7:45 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Workshop Sign In* / Breakfast
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. - Eagle Ranch Tours
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. (1 CE hour) - Welcome to Eagle Ranch / Program Presentation - Responding to Subpoenas: Correctly and confidently respond to subpoenas.
9:30 a.m.- 9:35 a.m. – 5-minute stretch
9:35 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. (1 CE hour) - Session Two: Dealing with Attorneys and Courts: Professionally and confidently interact with attorneys on the phone, in depositions & in court.
10:35 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – 10-minute break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. (1 CE hour) - Session Three: Duty to Protect / Warn: Understand Duty to Protect/Warn in Georgia and know how to legally respond to protect our patients and otherpeople.
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch (Provided onsite at the Lodge)
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (1 CEhour) - Session Four: Therapy with Children and Adults when there is a Divorce: Minimize risk when doing therapy with children, couples & families before, during & after divorce.
1:30 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. – 5-minute stretch
1:35 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. (1 CE hour) - Session Five: Record Keeping: Know the record keeping laws and rules.
2:35 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. – 10-minute break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (1 CE hour) - Session Six: Getting Paid: Get paid for consultation, testimony and making copies of the file.
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop Closing Activities: Participants trade evaluations for program certificates
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Ethics
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