Virtual School Social Work Conference 2022 (Hosted by the NASW-RI Chapter) 

Ethical and Risk Management Challenges, with speaker Frederic Reamer, Ph.D. 

Friday, November 18, 8:30 - 11:45am EST

3 CEUs available (CEUs approved by NASW-MA)

The NASW-RI Chapter invites you to participate at their School Social Work Conference on November 18. This program will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of ethical, malpractice, and risk-management issues pertaining to school social work and the delivery of services to minors and their families. Using extensive case material, participants will learn how to handle complex practice-based ethical dilemmas, prevent professional malpractice, and avoid licensing board complaints. Key topics will include confidentiality, privacy, and privileged communication; disclosures to parents and guardians; responding to subpoenas in child custody disputes, divorce proceedings, and other litigation; conducting high-risk assessments; parents’ access to minors’ confidential records; documentation challenges; use of technology to serve clients remotely; protecting third parties; and relevant statutes, regulations, and court orders. 

Learning objectives:

• Participants will be familiar with common ethical dilemmas pertaining to school social work.
• Participants will be able to apply ethical standards to ethical dilemmas in school social work.
• Participants will be able to design practical strategies to protect clients and prevent litigation and licensing board complaints. 

Registration fees: $45 for members and $65 for non-members. 

Online registrations are closing on November 16.

Conference details, including Zoom link, will be shared a few days before the webinar.