Ethics in Behavioral Health - 10/9/2026
Course Overview
This course is intended to provide details on professional ethics and values for behavioral and mental health professionals. It emphasizes the importance of professional values and ethics and identifies their role and impact for these professions, so that practitioners can prevent unethical behaviors in their practice and provide exceptional patient care.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Explain the importance of professional values and ethics in mental health practice.
- Identify boundary violations in mental health practice.
- Describe ways mental health practitioners can prevent unethical behaviors in daily practice.
- Identify elements and conditions of informed consent.
- Restate the basic requirements of HIPAA and the Privacy Rule as they relate to practice.
- Identify a protocol for ethical decision making.
About the Author/Presenter
Anne Horgan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and board approved Clinical Supervisor with more than 20 years of experience in outpatient mental health and hospital management. She has served on hospital ethics committees and is currently a private practice therapist. Anne has authored various continuing education courses on behavioral health topics.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Counselor, Psychology, Social Work
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