HC 111 – Exploring Our Ethical Truths: From Ethical Frameworks, Truth Telling, Moral Distress, and Lots in Between!

Overview

Ethics, ethics and more ethics are in store for you in these engaging, entertaining and thought- provoking presentations.  One of our most popular presenters, Jason Lesandrini, Assistant Vice President of Ethics, Advance Care Planning and Spiritual Health at a major Atlanta Health System; Adjunct Faculty; Mercer University, will begin by applying ethical codes of social workers, nurses, case managers and counselors to Ethical Frameworks and establishing these as we use these frameworks to try to resolve ethical dilemmas.  He will follow this up by a discussion around “The Complexity of Patient Provider Request– Ethical responses to ethnic, race or religious based requests”.  Using case scenarios, Mr. Lesandrini will then explore Truth Telling in the medical environment – what to do when patients do not wish to disclose certain information?  What ethical dilemmas arise from this and how do you solve them?  Finally, he will close out the day by looking at Moral Distress and “Ethics Narrative Therapy” – using writing as a practical solution to a challenging ethical problem.  Mr. Lesandrini will guide us through a discussion of how we can use narratives to work through some of the ethical dilemmas we face – you will feel refreshed with a new perspective on ethics.  

Course Objectives:

1. Identify 2 ethical principles from social work, nursing, case management or counseling that apply to our discussion.  
2. Name the 6 parts of the Ethical Framework discussed.  
3. Examine an ethical, case scenario review on Patient Provider Request and Truth Telling
4. Describe 2 examples of moral distress in the healthcare setting
5. Identify the effects of moral distress on providers and client/patient outcomes
6. Demonstrate strategies for managing moral distress

Continuing Education Offered:

Social Workers:  5 Ethics CE credit (ASWB ACE and New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work)
Case Managers: 5 Ethics hours (CCMC), 
Nurses: 5 contact hours (CA Board of Registered Nursing), 
Counselors: 5 Ethics contact hours (NBCC ACEP and New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners)

*For those states requiring/accepting ethics hours for Counselors, 2 ethics hours will be awarded. Otherwise, 2 contact hours will be awarded

Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credit. Some state boards may place restrictions regarding the modality of training required for ethics credits to be awarded. If this training indicates ethics credits are available, please verify that your state allows them to be earned through an on-demand course format.

Board Information

Target audience: Social workers, case managers, discharge planners, nurses, counselors, and other healthcare professionals.

SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: [11/22/2021-11/22/2024]. Social workers completing this course receive 5 Ethics continuing education credits.

CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616.  This activity is approved for 5 contact hours.

NURSES: 5 Contact Hours – CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP16563. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of the CE credits.

COUNSELORS:    5 Ethics Hours- CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199.  This activity is approved for 5 contact hours.