Are you allowed to work with students in your private practice? What do you tell parents? How should you handle gifts? Are you a mental health professional, educational personnel, or both? School Social Workers are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This session focuses on the scope of service and ethical and legal responsibilities of social work practice in an education setting. Issues of boundaries, complicated confidentiality responsibilities, relationships with students and family members, and unique role in the school community will all be explored.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NYS REQUIREMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO RECEIVE 3 HOURS OF TRAINING ON MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES (effective April 2023).
THIS COURSE IS NOT NEW YORK STATE SPECIFIC, AND CAN SATISFY ETHICS AND BOUNDARIES TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY STATE.
https://nefesh.org/workshops/SchoolSocialWork/viewFREE WEBINAR
The Ethics of School Social Work
Sunday, March 02, 2025, 1:00 PM EST
Presenter: Kathryn Krase, Ph.D.,
Course Length: 3 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the ethical and legal responsibility of School Social Workers to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with the students and families they serve.
- Describe how to apply a framework for ethical decision-making in the school environment.
- Explain how to demonstrate that a youth/student has not been exploited or coerced, intentionally or unintentionally.
This workshop Offers 3 Live Interactive Continuing Education Credits
Are you allowed to work with students in your private practice? What do you tell parents? How should you handle gifts? Are you a mental health professional, educational personnel, or both? School Social Workers are charged with the legal and ethical responsibility to maintain professional boundaries, but the obligation isn’t always so easy to discern. This session focuses on the scope of service and ethical and legal responsibilities of social work practice in an education setting. Issues of boundaries, complicated confidentiality responsibilities, relationships with students and family members, and unique role in the school community will all be explored.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NYS REQUIREMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO RECEIVE 3 HOURS OF TRAINING ON MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES (effective April 2023).
THIS COURSE IS NOT NEW YORK STATE SPECIFIC, AND CAN SATISFY ETHICS AND BOUNDARIES TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY STATE.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the ethical and legal responsibility of School Social Workers to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with the students and families they serve.
- Describe how to apply a framework for ethical decision-making in the school environment.
- Explain how to demonstrate that a youth/student has not been exploited or coerced, intentionally or unintentionally.
Agenda:
Introductions (5 minutes)
Outlining the Ethical Obligations of School Social Workers (30 minutes)
This section will explore the ethical expectations of social workers, and those
specific expectations of school social workers. The unique aspects of the various
roles a social worker plays in the school environment will be highlighted.
Complicated Confidentiality (60 minutes)
This section will explore the complicated expectations related to what school social
workers can, should, should not or cannot share with parent/guardians and other
school personnel.
Maintaining Professional Boundaries (60 minutes)
This section explore concepts related to the appropriate role of school social workers
in relation to the children and families they serve. Dual relationships will be
discussed. The impact of technology will be highlighted, with a focus on social media
and artificial intelligence.
Future of School Social Work (15 minutes)
The section will explore the potential role of school social work in generations to
come.
Conclusions/Questions (10 minutes)
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives
Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0774.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0129.
- Therapist Express is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0325.
- CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.