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Legal Aspects of Clinical Practice in Illinois: Mandated Reporting and Confidentiality


Credit Available - See Credits tab below.

Presenter:
Helene Snyder, JD
Course Levels:
Introductory
Duration:
6 hours
Expiration:
Not Applicable
Location:
University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice - Chicago, Illinois

Dates


Description

Mental health professionals consider protecting confidentiality of information disclosed by patients to be one of their most important obligations. In some cases, it is evident that breaking confidentiality is legally required. Some circumstances, however, are unclear and pose ethical challenges for the professional involved.

The morning will focus on issues of confidentiality under the Illinois Mental Health and Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Topics to be covered include: confidentiality of records and communications, inspection of records, consents to disclosure of records, response to subpoenas, and proper procedures for record keeping.

The afternoon will address issues implicated in the mandated reporting obligations that are imposed on mental health professionals in Illinois by the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Topics to be covered include: persons required to report, definitions of abuse and neglect, categories of classification in reports, disclosure to mandated reporting sources.

This workshop satisfies the ethics requirement for social workers and clinical psychologists.

Register by April 21, 2024

Credits


Ethics

This workshop satisfies 3 hours toward the State of Illinois Ethics requirement for social workers and clinical psychologists.


Continuing Education Credit for Social Workers

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 6 hours of Continuing Education credit for social workers.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.


Continuing Education Credit for Clinical Psychologists

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 6 hours of Continuing Education credit for clinical psychologists.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.


Continuing Education Credit for Professional Counselors

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 6 hours of Continuing Education credit for professional counselors.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.


Continuing Education Credit for Marriage and Family Therapists

This program satisfies the requirements to receive 6 hours of Continuing Education credit for marriage and family therapists.

The Professional Development Program is a licensed State of Illinois provider of Continuing Education for social workers, clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. License #s 159.000140, 168.000115, and 268.000004.

Most states have reciprocity with Illinois. It is recommended that professionals outside of Illinois review rules for their licensing board prior to participating to ensure that the content meets their renewal, and/or reciprocity, requirements.



Presenter

Helene Snyder, JD Related Seminars and Products


Helene M. Snyder is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and has a background in both private practice and public interest law, including two years as a guardian ad litem with the Cook County Office of the Public Guardian representing children in abuse and neglect proceedings and supervising courtroom attorneys. Ms. Snyder’s legal practice has included the representation of children as their court-appointed attorney in custody and visitation cases and both parents and foster parents in abuse, neglect, custody, and visitation cases. She has also advised mental health professionals on confidentiality, mandated reporting, and other legal issues. Ms. Snyder has conducted workshops for mental health professionals and other service providers on family law, mandated reporting, confidentiality and juvenile law.
 
Since 1992, Ms. Snyder has taught courses on social work and the law, including mental health law, in the Graduate School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago, where she is an adjunct professor. Between 2005 and 2014, Ms. Snyder also taught courses on social work and the law and on family policy and the law in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. Ms. Snyder also provides frequent trainings on various legal topics for mental health professionals as part of the Professional Development Program of the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. She has published articles on effective legal representation of children in custody and visitation proceedings for the Chicago Bar Association and American Bar Association.


Location

University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

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969 E. 60th St., Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States