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Ethical Pitfalls: Avoiding Professional Hazards
By: Steve Polovick
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Did you know that many state Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist regulatory boards receive more than 200 complaints a year against licensees, alleging violations of the code of ethics? Among the complaint allegations are issues of improper or fraudulent billing or documentation, practicing on a lapsed license or unlicensed practice, sexual/non-sexual boundary violations, impaired practitioners and a wide range of others. The process of helping others is becoming increasingly dangerous, with a variety of complex dilemmas that challenge the integrity of service providers and organizations alike. This informative, one-day seminar, taught by a former state regulatory Investigator, examines the most common ethical mistakes made during the course of practice, using actual case studies to illustrate simple oversights and everyday errors, as well as the deliberate, blatant blunders of former helping professionals who lost their licenses and careers to bad choices and poor practices. Through this fascinating, interactive and hands-on exploration, clinicians will gain insight into the traps that have hurt both clients and clinicians, and provide prevention strategies and resources for every stakeholder.

  • Are you or your colleagues facing some of the most common ethical challenges? They can include:
    • Sexual and non-sexual boundaries
    • Billing practices
    • Confidentiality
    • The impaired practitioner
  • Unless you are certain of the ethical decisions you are making, you may be in violation of regulations and/or policies that could jeopardize your clients and your career!
    Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
  • Review and discuss the boundaries of personal and professional ethics
  • Identify the state regulatory processes including reporting and investigation of ethics violations
  • Using case studies, discover the most common ethical violations for professionals, how they occur and how they are dealt with
  • Explore strategies for recognizing, avoiding and reporting ethical pitfalls
  • Gain valuable resources for more information and support of ethical dilemmas
  • Social Workers
  • Counselors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Substance Abuse Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Clinical Supervisors
  • Behavioral Health Managers
  • Crisis Intervention Specialists
STEVEN POLOVICK, MS, LSW, is a former investigator with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist Board, where he received specialized certification as a Regulatory Investigator/Inspector. Mr. Polovick is an Ohio Licensed Social Worker, with more than 15 years of experience working with diverse populations in a variety of capacities, including schools, not-for-profits, child welfare and clinical settings.

With a BA in Social Work from Ohio Dominican College and a MS in Human Services Management from Franklin University, Mr. Polovick is also a trained mediator and a former Marine, making almost every problem solvable. Currently, Mr. Polovick works as a consultant with the Ohio Department of Education. Mr. Polovick combines his investigative experience with his own knowledge and personal history struggling with the demands and pressures of practicing general social work in a very complex world. Mr. Polovick can relate to the struggle of managed care-induced productivity standards, immeasurable piles of paperwork, aerosol-huffing clients and teaching sex education to inner-city youth. Mr. Polovick frequently uses humor to dilute the traumas and situations associated with the helping professions, making most issues more palatable for training.

"Mr. Polovick presents professional ethics training with active participation from the audience that draws your interest into the stories and thus creates a lively discussion." - Jo Ward, LPCC

"Mr. Polovick brings current, 'real life' examples to his seminars. His approach is engaging, interactive and generates great discussions." - Stephanie Falor, LPCC

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