Law and Ethics: Working with Children and Families

Joan Ward, MSW, LICSW

About the workshop

Providing services to children and families can be a very rewarding area of professional practice, but it is also an area involving complex laws, ethical dilemmas, and confusion regarding practice standards. This workshop focuses on a review of applicable laws, common ethical questions, emerging trends, practice standards, and legal risks (and how to avoid them). There is an emphasis on issues related to therapy, child custody and adoption. Topics include confidentiality, professional conduct, standards of practice and care; and professional roles.

About the presenter

Joan Ward, MSW, LICSW , received her BA from Antioch University in 1981 and her MSW from the University of Washington in 1987. Joan currently works for Swedish Medical Center as a Care Coordination MSW for NICU/ISCU. She also is in private practice accepting adoption/home study cases. Previously Joan has worked for the King County Superior Court, Family Court Services, Harborview Medical Center, Emergency Department and the Sexual Assault Center and Children's Protective Services/Child Welfare Services.

About the particulars

Location: Shoreline Center
When: November 6th, 2009
Hours: 10:00am-1:00pm
Fee: $65.00 US
CEU info: 3 CEU's Cascadia Training is approved by the NASW, Washington State Chapter, to provide continuing education units to Licensed Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists. Certificates of Completion are awarded to attendees at the end of each workshop. Provider number #1975-118, and is an OSPI approved provider of in-service education. This is a "Washington State Approved Clock Hour Offering Workshop."