OVERVIEW

Ethics. Assessments. Social Media. Supervision is organized by ACTS Consulting, Inc. This Text based course has been approved for a maximum of 6 clock hours.

Course Description:
Ethics are generally regarded as guidelines for addiction professionals to follow, that governs conduct, and guides decision making. It is the obligation for all addiction professionals to protect the integrity of the profession and clinical practice. The addiction professional should always be aware of and adhere to an ethical code of conduct, that commonly being the one ascribed by the credentialing authority.

In this course, we will review ethical practices as related to NAADAC principles 5 – 9, including, assessments and evaluation; E-therapy, E-supervision and Social media; Supervision and Consultation; Resolving Ethical Concerns; and Publications and Communications.

Objectives. Participants will explore and discuss the principles identified in the NAADAC Code of Ethics (2021), specific to
• Principle V: Assessment, Evaluation and Interpretation
• Principle VI: E-therapy, E-supervision and Social Media
• Principle VII: Supervision and Consultation
• Principle VIII: Resolving Ethical Concerns
• Principle IX: Publication and Communications

This course uses Ethical Code from NAADAC, The National Association for Addiction Professionals (2021) as the reference and standard for addiction professionals.

This is an independent home-study course. Students will take the course according to their own timeline.

To receive the course completion certificate, each student is required to complete and submit Learning Contract, read all text-based materials, complete and submit chapter discussion questions, complete and pass course examination, and complete and submit course evaluation.

Note: Posted materials are free from SAMHSA and other public domain sites.

Course fee applies for continuing education hours and a certificate of completion.