Subpoenas and Ethics for Treating Professionals
Presented by Sean Knuth, Ph.D.
This CE will be held live online. You will receive an email with the link prior to the event.
2 CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
BASE is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. BASE maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
DESCRIPTION
This course is intended to provide practicing mental health clinicians with a more robust understanding of how mental health practitioners can assist in the administration of justice in a manner that is ethically defensible while minimizing any concerns about their ability to provide high quality care to current and future clients/patients, particularly as it relates to civil court proceedings. Attendees will learn how mental health practitioners and the court system interact (Barsky, 2012), will be presented with a framework for appropriately responding to subpoenas (Borkosky, 2020; Committee on Legal Issues, 2016), and will be provided with a discussion of the role of testimony from mental health practitioners in court proceedings (Ackerman and Kane, 2018).
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Based on the content of this workshop, you will be able to:
·Describe their legal obligations upon receiving a subpoena.
·Describe their ethical obligations upon receiving a subpoena.
·Identify and analyze any conflicts between their ethical and legal obligations upon receiving a subpoena.
·Articulate to the court identified conflicts and any other concerns to the court in a proactive manner.
AUDIENCE
This program is appropriate for licensed psychologists and other mental health practitioners who provide therapeutic intervention, consultation, or psychological assessment services. Training is at an introductory level.
RESOURCES
Ackerman, M. J., & Kane, A. W. (2018). Psychological experts in divorce actions, 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Barsky, A. E. (2012). Clinicians in court – A guide to subpoenas, depositions, testifying, and everything else you need to know. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
Borkosky, B. G. (2020). Responding to subpoenas - Written objections. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 51(4), 352–361.
Committee on Legal Issues. (2016). Strategies for private practitioners coping with subpoenas or compelled testimony for client records or test data. Professional Psychology, Research and Practice , 47(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/ 10.1037/pro0000063
Professional and Ethical Issues
There is no commercial support for this CE program, instructor, content of instruction, or any other relationship that could be construed as a conflict of interest. There is no endorsement of products.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations will be accepted and payments refunded in full up to two (2) weeks prior to any training event. Following two weeks prior to the event, a credit for future trainings matching the amount already paid for that event’s registration will be given to registrants who cancel their registration, for whatever reason, up to two (2) days prior to the event date. This credit can only be applied to one future training, regardless of its cost. If the cost of the future training is less than the amount paid, the difference will be lost. If the cost of the future training is greater than the credit, then the balance will become due at registration time. If a registrant cancels or no-shows within two days of the event date, a refund will not be given.
Location
BASE is located at 1515 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 580, Charlotte, NC 28209
Accessibility
BASE strives to ensure that each CE program is accessible to all participants. If you would like any accommodations, please contact us at 704-910-8381.
Questions
Please contact us at info@findyourbase.com or 704-910-8381 if you have any questions or grievances about the program.
Waitlist
If this program is full, please email us at info@findyourbase.com to indicate your interest. If someone cancels we will contact you.