The Power of Ethical Humility in Working with Adolescents

Institute for Human Services

Ethical decision-making is particularly challenging with adolescents because legal rights, ethical concerns, and guidelines change as client

Note: Your confirmation email will have the Zoom meeting details in it. You will receive an additional reminder email one week, one day, and one hour before the training as well. Course OverviewUsing ethical humility when working with adolescents allows professional expertise and client self-advocacy to complement one another. Ethical decision-making is particularly challenging with adolescents because legal rights, ethical concerns, and guidelines change as clients age. An ethical humility framework enables you to support your clients' growth and development while upholding your professional responsibilities.Exploring the micro and macro levels of ethical humility in your work with adolescents ensures that you support your clients’ rights to self-advocacy in your professional role. The complex interplay of individual and parental rights with varied laws and guidelines requires careful consideration. As a child progresses from adolescence to adulthood, their decision-making capacity evolves. Developing an ethical decision-making process ensures that adolescent clients receive appropriate care from professionals. Adopting an ethical humility perspective strengthens the professional’s ability to meet clients where they are.Ethical decision-making is crucial for all professionals working with adolescents. This intermediate-level virtual course is appropriate for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other helping professionals who work with adolescents in their practice. ObjectivesDescribe the framework of ethical humility as applied to working with adolescents.Describe the impact of changing developmental stages in addressing ethical dilemmas with adolescents.Utilize ethical humility principles in communication with their clients to prevent, assess and manage ethical dilemmas.Develop a plan regarding professional consultation to address ethical dilemmas. Continuing EducationThis training is approved for 3 Social Work CE Credits. See additional information below.Institute for Human Services, provider #1802, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 03/25/2023 – 03/25/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.To earn CE credits, participants must attend the session in its entirety, remain on camera, complete an evaluation, and pay the $15 CE fee at the time of registration.The Institute for Human Services understands that circumstances arise that may prevent registrants from attending a pre-paid training. A training and continuing education credit (minus Eventbrite platform and any credit card fees) will be refunded if a registrant cancels their training attendance on the registration platform at least 7 days in advance of the training event. If the registrant does not cancel within 7 days of the continuing education session, no refund will be issued.<a href="https://www.ihs-trainet.com/_files/ugd/7833cd_561afd23f35c47489b0f32064e932e1f.pdf" title="https://www.ihs-trainet.com/_files/ugd/7833cd_561afd23f35c47489b0f32064e932e1f.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">View Our Grievance and Refund Policy</a>Questions? Email training@ihs-trainet.com or contact our office at 614-251-6000 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT. If you need additional accessibility supports please contact us in advance of the training to make necessary arrangements.Reminder: This virtual workshop will take place from 1p.m. – 4:15 p.m. (EST) and has two short breaks built in. Please make note of the time zone. <a href="https://www.ihs-trainet.com/training" title="https://www.ihs-trainet.com/training" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TO SEE ALL OF IHS' TRAININGS, FOLLOW THIS LINK.</a>

<h2>Laura Gaines, MSW, LISW-S</h2>Laura has twenty years experience as a child and adolescent mental health clinician and Crisis Text Line volunteer. In addition to her professional experience, she has lived experience as the adoptive parent of a (now adult) daughter who is diagnosed with PTSD. Trainer and researcher regarding resilience as an individual and community skill.Laura provides clinical consultation regarding child and adolescent mental health. Her trainings focus on child development, mental health, developmental disabilities, ethics, trauma-informed care, resilience, and each person’s individual solutions to life’s challenges.

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