This 3-hour course looks at laws and ethics related to clinician-client relationships for behavioral health professionals in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Topics include sources for law and ethics standards, data on misconduct findings, state-specific laws, ethics codes, and real-life examples of ethics violations. 

The course meets the current ethics requirement among healthcare professionals in each of the four HHS Region 10 states (AK, ID, OR, WA).

Written and presented by Eric Ström, JD, PhD, LMHC, a licensed mental health counselor and attorney in Seattle, WA. Developed by the Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center.