WORKING IN HOST SETTINGS TEND TO BE PERCEIVED AS ETHICAL MINEFIELDS BY MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS. CONFLICTING EXPECTATIONS REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY, SHARING OF INFORMATION AND HOW TO BE LEADERS WORKING ON SCHOOL TEAMS
ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE AN AREA OF ANXIETY AND CONFUSION FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND COUNSELORS WHO HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE TO BE HIRED AS EMPLOYEES IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS WORKSHOP WILL ASSIST MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS IN SCHOOLS TO
UNDERSTAND AND BE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO PRACTICE ETHICALLY WHILE BEING A TEAM LEADER IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

PARTICIPANTS WILL REVIEW THE FOUNDATIONS OF ETHICAL PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS.
PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN APPROPRIATE PRACTICES RELATED TO CONFIDENTIALITY AND SHARING OF INFORMATION IN SCHOOL
TEAMS, WITH STAFF AND WITH PARENTS
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ALLOTTED SUFFICIENT TIME TO DEVELOP THEIR PERSONAL ETHICAL MISSION STATEMENT IN DYADS AND SHARE
THEIR EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE WITH THE GROUP.