Course Description:
This 1.5 hour virtual workshop will identify key legal and ethical issues applicable to minors and confidentiality. Topics to be addressed include: recommended practices at the start of treatment; ethical standards applicable to confidentiality; The Confidentiality of Medical Information Act; key exceptions to confidentiality; limits of confidentiality when the minor's parents/guardians provide consent; limits of confidentiality when the minor provides consent; confidentiality involving use of insurance; access to minor patients' records; distinguishing confidentiality from psychotherapist-patient privilege; and discussion of vignettes involving minor confidentiality.

Price:
Member: $25
Non-Member: $35

Credit Hours:
1.5 Hours

Learning Objectives:  
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify at least three sections of the CAMFT Code of Ethics which concern confidentiality
• Identify a section of the California Health & Safety Code which addresses rights of access to a patient’s treatment record
• Identify a section of the California Civil Code which permits a therapist to provide general updates  about a minor’s treatment to the minor’s parents
• Identify one or more sections of the California Health & Safety Code or California Civil Code which express limitations on a parent’s rights of access to a minor’s treatment record
• Describe two or more exceptions to confidentiality listed in the California Civil Code
• Distinguish confidentiality from psychotherapist-patient privilege and provide an example which reflects the difference
• Describe one or more practices when working with minors which help to minimize confusion or problems related to the issue of confidentiality

Disclaimer
The user acknowledges that the workshops, handouts, and related course materials contained therein are intended for educational purposes only, and should not be considered to be legal advice or a substitute for legal or clinical consultation. These presentations address issues that are multi-faceted, and the user should not assume that the courses discuss every law, regulation, or ethical code that may be relevant to the subject matter. Legal and ethical standards are subject to change, and it is always prudent to check to see whether a particular law, regulation, or ethical standard may have changed.

This course satisfies the Law and Ethics course requirement for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs which is required for each license renewal cycle.

Refunds/Cancellations: CAMFT does not offer refunds for On-Demand Library purchases.