WVU: Ethics in the Workplace

May 1, 2015, 9am-4pm, Randolph County DHHR, Elkins, WV

Ethics in the Workplace 

Wanda S. Wyatt, MS/ADC-S/LSW/SAP/ICADC, Therapist, Seneca Health Services, Inc. 

CEUs: 6 Social Work hours (approved for 6 SW ethics hours); 6 GPC hours (Skill Area: Management); 6 CECNPM hours (Core Area: Human Resource Development – Management)

Registration Fee: $65 (Early bird rate of $58.50 by April 3, 2015)

Target Audience:  All levels of practitioners

Ethics made easy.  Ethical dilemmas can be avoided if we can understand the role ethics play in the workplace.  Areas of focus: why do we have ethics, define ethics and the place ethics has in the workplace, dual relationships, dealing with minors, and dealing with stress (care for the worker).

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to identify the difference between moral and legal standards of conduct; understand and apply the NASW Code of Ethics; explore personal values and beliefs; apply principles to ethical dilemmas; and deal with countertransference and burn out.