Ethical Considerations for School Based Mental Health Services

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• 1114 Benfield Blvd, Unit G, Millersville, MD 21108

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8/25/2025 12:00pm - 3:30pm @ Thrive Catonsville

• 5720 Executive Dr Suite 100-105, Catonsville, MD 21228

Come learn how our ethical standards as therapists are challenged as when we provide services in a school setting. This training will focus on the common ethical principles addressed when providing school-based therapy, how to support students with various diagnoses, as well as how to collaborate with staff in a way that is ethical. Lastly, we will review examples of situations that can challenge our ethics as well as self care.

Dr. Liz Ressler, LCSW-C is a program supervisor and therapist with Thrive Behavioral health. She has worked in a variety of setting including schools, mental health clinics, and substances abuse programs focused on providing trauma informed services. Liz spent over 2 years working on a research study focused on implementing a Motivational Interviewing model for those involved with parole and probation. Liz receives her MSW from New York University in 2010 and recently completed her Doctorate in Social Work with the goal of addressing trauma in a school setting.

1. Define our role in the school
2. Discover who can receive services
3. Demonstrate what to do in a crisis & being a mandated reporter
4. Examine our role in supporting students who need additional support
5. Identify the ethical principles that impact school based services
6. Give examples on how to Collaborate with schools/school staff
7. Consider how we take care of ourself

10am-10:15am-Check In

10:15-10:45- History of Therapy in Schools and Our Roles

10:45-11:15am- Discussing the ethical principles that apply to school based therapy

11:15-11:45am- The ethical considerations when it comes to managing crisis for school-based client

11:45-12:00pm-Break

12:00-12:30pm- Learning about clients that we can and cannot support in the school setting

12:30-1:00pm- Collaboration with school staff and the ethical limitations related to it.

1:00-1:30pm- The ethics of self care when providing services in a school environment.

1:30pm- Evaluation

The registration fee is $50 per person and is completed through Eventbrite. Please contact Jesse Callan (amNhbGxhbiB8IHRocml2ZWJoICEgY29t) with any questions, comments, concerns or to request accommodations for this event.

In order to receive full credit for this course, participants must attend for the entire duration of the course and complete a course evaluation form. Partial credit CE certificates will not be distributed. CE certificates will be distributed immediately after the end of the course and upon submission of course evaluation form.

Thrive Behavioral Health, Provider #1729, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Thrive Behavioral Health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 10/11/2023 - 10/11/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits in ethics.

Thrive Behavioral Health, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7008. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Thrive Behavioral Health, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Thrive Behavioral Health, LLC approves this continuing education program for 3 NBCC clock hours.

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