Self-Paced Challenges and Update of Confidentiality Ethic, All Settings: Private Practice, Schools, Agencies, Healthcare and Technology

This self-paced course awards 3 Ethics CEUs

Confidentiality is a core value in our profession. Through cases, scenarios and your discussion, the challenges that confidentiality holds in our work will be examined with the ethical decision-making model. Confidentiality is a core ethic that builds the relationship for effective practice. Our practice settings will bring to life some real-life situations and cases illustrating the updates we need to stay current in our practice. Come and participate! 

Upon concluding this course, participants will be able to:  

• Identify strengths to aide in maintaining confidentiality 
• Identify vulnerable times that put confidentiality at risk 
• Identify practice strategies to safeguard one's ethics 
• Distinguish between privacy and confidentiality and privileged communication 
• Grasp the many roles and relationships one has while at work 
• Understand how the funding source impacts confidentiality 
• Identify the updates in confidentiality areas, especially with technology 

Cynthia F. Reibenstein, LCSW-S, CFSW, ACSW, DCSW, is the instructor for this course. Cynthia Reibenstein is certified in Financial Social Work and is very highly regarded throughout Texas as an expert in social work ethics. She has over 27 years of experience in a variety of settings like schools, medical and mental health facilities, as well as experience in supervision and social work consultation. She has developed effective presentations to assist colleagues, professionals, and the public in overcoming barriers that lead them to a more meaningful life. Currently, she teaches part-time at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and has a supervision/consultation practice. Cynthia also works with the elderly and with people with disabilities and serves on several boards that focus on education. Reibenstein and Associates is dedicated to ethical, quality service that helps individuals be motivated and inspired to develop their full potential.