This interactive webinar focuses on the major elements of legal issues surrounding counselors in working with patients who have substance use disorders. In this webinar, participants will learn about the different areas of legal concern for today’s counselors working with clients who have both mental health and substance use issues. Legal areas include scope of clinical practice regarding supervision (including 2019 changes and proposed rule changes), ADC telehealth and telemedicine regulations (proposed in 2021), and NJ Uniform Enforcement Act changes (including 2021 changes). Other recent changes to include the required 3 hours of Legal Standards training include regulation/statute changes in ADC continuing education (3 hours of Legal Standards) and statutory requirements of 1 hour of opioid training (for those dually licensed professionals). <p>*This webinar does not meet the prescription opioid requirement for social work.<br> *This webinar does not qualify for NBCC clock hours in ethics for Licensed Professional Counselors.
Ethical and Legal Issues in Substance Abuse Counseling
9:30 am - 12:30 pm ET
Live Interactive Online Webinar
$60.00
Glenn Duncan, LPC, LCADC, CCS, ACS
To earn CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course, and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.
Certificate Display
3.0 Ethics
Objectives
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Differentiate the major elements necessary to be a qualified supervisor according to the NJ LCADC/CADC licensure regulations.
Identify at least 3 of the telehealth/telemedicine NJ LCADC/CADC regulatory categories.
List at least 3 of the NJ Uniform Enforcement Act Duty to Report components.
Explain which websites are necessary to keep up on licensure regulations changes in NJ.
Audience
Social Workers and Allied Health Professionals