Protective Duties for California Clinical Social Workers

Protective Duties for California Clinical Social Workers
(6 CEUs)

Instructor: Dr. Stan Taubman, LCSW, PhD

This course describes legal standards related to the protective duties of California licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs).

Format: Text-based — Read online content or print/save PDF of course content.

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Course Agenda

1. Instructions
1. Pretest Instructions
2. Pretest
1. Course Overview
1. Print Posttest Study Guide
2. Important Clarification
3. Course Introduction
1. The California Penal Code and CANRA
2. Highlights of the Amended Portions of CANRA
1. Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Exploitation
2. Witnessing Domestic Violence
1. Mandated Reporters of Child Abuse
2. Mandated Reporting Requirements
3. Filing the Suspected Child Abuse Form
4. Timing of Mandated Reports
5. Clarifications Related to Mandated Reporting Requirements
6. Mandated Child Abuse Reports Related to Sexual Activity Involving Minors
7. Recommended Resource
1. Vignette Questions
2. Vignette Discussion
1. Reader Exercise Instructions
2. Reader Exercise 1
1. The Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act
2. Legislative Findings and the Intent of the Act
3. Other Legislation Related to Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse
4. Recommended Resource
1. Clarifications Related to Definitions
1. Clarifications Related to Mandated Reports
2. Mandated Reports and Confidentiality
3. A Chart Summarizing Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting Duties
4. Elder Abuse Vignette
1. Reader Exercise Instructions
2. Reader Exercise 2
1. Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California
2. Tarasoff Rulings 1 and 2
3. Consequences of the Tarasoff Rulings
4. Limited Immunity from Liability
1. Defining the Term “Psychotherapist”
2. Defining the Terms “Clinical Social Work” and “Psychotherapy”
3. Defining the Term “Patient” or “Client”
4. Distinguishing Psychotherapy Clients and Non-psychotherapy Clients
5. Distinguishing Client Status and Collateral Status
6. Family Systems and Client Status vs. Collateral Status
1. Defining the Term “Violence”
2. Considerations in Protecting Potential Victims
3. Defining the Term “Identifiable Victim”
4. Other Landmark Cases Clarifying the Tarasoff Duty
1. Assess the Patient’s Potential for Violence
2. Assess If There Is a Danger to an Identifiable Victim
3. Summary of Key Points
4. Tarasoff Duty Vignette
1. Reader Exercise Instructions
2. Reader Exercise 3
1. Conclusion
1. Posttest
1. Evaluation

About this course

$54.00
56 lessons

Course Details

Course Description

This course is designed to set out the legal standards related to the protective duties of California licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), including mandated reporting responsibilities. The content is divided into three major topics. The first topic is the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) and its requirements, as outlined in the California Penal Code (PC). The second topic is the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act and its requirements, as outlined in Chapter 11 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC). The third topic is the Tarasoff ruling (which resulted in psychotherapists’ duty to warn and protect) and its requirements, as outlined in case law. In each section, the definition of key terms is discussed, mandated reporters are identified, and reporting duties are clarified in a manner designed to ensure the highest level of clinical practice. To complete the course, the online posttest must be passed with a score of 80% or better to print a certificate of completion.

Target Audience

This module can be used to meet the ongoing six-hour license renewal requirement for law and ethics training for California LCSWs.

Learning Objectives

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

Identify legal definitions, obligations, and reporting requirements set forth in the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA), as outlined in the California Penal Code.
Identify legal definitions, obligations, and reporting requirements set forth in the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, as outlined in Chapter 11 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code.
Identify legal definitions, obligations, and reporting requirements set forth in the Tarasoff ruling (1974), as well as subsequent case law rulings.
Identify principles for protecting privacy and confidentiality when making a mandated report of suspected abuse or implementing the duty to warn and protect.

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