Course Description

This training addresses organizational ethics and practices, individual provider ethics and practices, and guidelines for setting up a private practice. Topics will include BHA licensing rules; BHA behavioral health rules and regulations; practice standards and guidelines; DORA and the Mental Health Practice Act; the purpose of and the need for written policies and procedures; professional competencies, boundaries and ethical relationships; reporting violations; employee drug testing; liability insurance; clinical versus administrative supervision; the ethical delivery of culturally-responsive care and trauma-informed care; and the need for a professional self-care plan.

Prerequisite: Ethical Practice In Addiction Treatment 

Duration: 14 training hours  online

Online class is open and available over a period of 2 weeks. All online classes have a course agenda with assignments, forums, quizzes and due dates. The class format is a paced structure while being flexible for student convenience.

Tuition: $140.00

Instructor: Marjorie Lewis, LAC, LMFT, D. Min, Psy.D