Legal and Ethical Aspects of Family Law and Minors for CA

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Family Law and Minors for California LCSWs
(3 CEUs)

Instructor: Dr. Stan Taubman, LCSW, PhD

This course focuses on the legal and ethical standards related to family law and minors.

Format: Mixed-media 1 — Read online content that incorporates case vignettes, reader exercises, and web-based video clips.

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Course Agenda

1. Instructions
1. Pretest Instructions
2. Pretest
1. Course Overview
1. Introduction
2. Print Posttest Study Guide
1. Balancing Confidentiality and Mandated Reporting
2. Required Video: California Law Expanding the Statute of Limitations for Child Sexual Abuse Victims, Explained (1:45 minutes)
1. The “Old Generic Minor Consent Law”
2. The “New Generic Minor Consent Law”
3. The Drug- or Alcohol-Related Problem Minor Consent Law
4. Additional, Specific Minor Consent Laws
5. Comparison Chart of Three Minor Consent Laws
6. Reader Exercise Questions
7. Reader Exercise Answers
1. Parental Rights
2. Case Vignette—Billy
1. Child Custody
2. Required Video: Child Custody (California Family Code Section 3020) (12:52 minutes)
3. Emancipation
4. Criteria for Emancipation
5. Purposes of Emancipation
6. Required Video: 518 Faces—Ep. 1 Emancipated Teen (4:58 minutes)
7. Freedom from Parental Custody and Control
8. Other Family Law Issues Affecting Minors
1. Reader Exercise Instructions
2. Reader Exercise
1. Three Relevant Laws
2. Recommended Resources
1. Ethical Standard 1.03(e) Informed Consent
2. Ethical Standard 1.05 Cultural Awareness and Social Diversity
3. Ethical Standard 1.06 Conflicts of Interest
4. Case Vignette—Manuel
1. Conclusion
1. Optional Resources
1. Posttest
1. Evaluation

About this course

$27.00
37 lessons

Course Details

Course Description

This course focuses on the legal and ethical standards related to family law and minors. A primary objective of the course is to highlight the standards of professional conduct in clinical social work practice as set forth in law, ethical standards, and regulations of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). To complete this course, participants access and review online content that includes case vignettes, reader exercises, and short webbased video clips before passing the online posttest with a score of 80% or better to print a certificate of completion.

Target Audience

This course can be used toward the ongoing sixhour continuing education requirement for law and ethics coursework for California LCSWs.

Learning Objectives

After completing this module, readers should be able to do the following:

Identify, clarify, and differentiate core concepts of California law and ethical standards pertaining to family law and the treatment of minors in clinical practice, including child custody, child support, emancipation, minor consent, and sexual orientation change efforts.
Identify, clarify, and differentiate at least five commonly misunderstood legal requirements and/or ethical standards regarding services to minors and their families.

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