
Renee M. Rawcliffe, LMSW
Director of Continuing Education and Professional Development
Suzy Gelman
Maintaining Legal and Ethical Boundaries in Mental Health Practice
Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-032 and by the NYS Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0068 and licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0038. Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0032. Adelphi University School of Social Work is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0081. Adelphi University School of Social Work is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The School of Social Work maintains responsibility for the program and its contents. This training is provided under New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Education and Training Provider Certification Number. Training under a New York State OASAS Provider Certification is acceptable for meeting all or part of the CASAC/CPP/CPS education and training requirements.
Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development, #1786, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial
regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Adelphi University School of Social Work: Continuing Education and Professional Development maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/03/2023 – 03/03/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credits.”

Date of Completion
Garden City, NY
Nov 9, 2023
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK:
OFFICE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1 South Ave Garden City NY 11530
License Number:
Has successfully completed 3 Continuing Education & training clock hours
This program covered legal and ethical requirements around boundaries and dual relationships in mental health services as well as how to understand cultural influences on boundaries and how to handle boundaries in challenging therapeutic situations.
Instructor: Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW
Location of course/educational activity: Online
Training method: Lecture, Live In-Person
Joanna Corbin
Dean

Maintaining Legal and Ethical Boundaries in Mental Health Practice 2023
Suzy Gelman
Understanding the subtle and not so subtle aspects of appropriate boundaries in therapeutic relationships is an important part of providing effective mental health services. In this course participants will review legal and ethical requirements around boundaries and dual relationships in mental health services as well as how to understand cultural influences on boundaries and how to handle boundaries in challenging therapeutic situations. This course meets the 3 hour CE requirement for a course in Appropriate Boundaries which goes into effect April 1, 2023.
Skills / Knowledge
- Maintaining Legal and Ethical Boundaries in Mental Health Practice
Issued on
November 9, 2023
Expires on
Does not expire