Description

This 5 Hour ETHICS workshop expands the knowledge of play therapists for how to navigate, respond to and head off sticky legal requests. The presenter will use her experience and training in forensic work and share case situations involving courts to give play therapist the foundation they need to not fear court requests. The presenter will help attendees will become aware of common legal terms and how to use legal requests to remain within ethical guidelines. The presenter will thoroughly review the AMHCA, AAMFT and NASW ethics codes as related to records maintenance and record release as well as the Association for Play Therapy Best Practices. The presenter uses case scenarios and presents common documents and forms as examples throughout the workshop. The presenter uses ethics and legal guidelines to discuss how our administrative work (such as record-keeping and note writing) can help a therapist’s competence in a legal situation.