Reduce Your Legal Liabillity: Laws & Ethics Mental Health Professionals Need to Know! 

Registration

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Registration will close 2 days prior to the program date. We do accept onsite registrations. 

Registration Cost: (includes light continental breakfast)

• $55 General Community
• $15 Department of Veterans Affairs Employee
  • If registering as a Department of Veterans Affairs Employee you are REQUIRED to provide proof of employment at program check in, with your Federal government issued Department of VA ID badge. If you do not have your badge you will not be granted access to the program or you can choose to pay the regular rate.

Additional Costs

• $10 - APA Certficiate fee

Program Description:

Learning Objectives:

• Identify Ethical Principles and guidelines relevant to mental health practitioners; 
• Improve the practitioner's ethical decision making process.
• Identify Maryland law and regulations relevant to mental health practitioners in Maryland;
• Improve the practitioner's ethical decision making process.

Continuing Education

• 3 Contact Hours
• When available accreditation information will be posted here. 
• Survey and certificates are provided electronically via email within 48 hours after the completion of the event.

Speaker Information:

Paul C. Berman, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in practice in Towson, Maryland.  Richard Bloch, Esq. is an attorney in practice in Towson, Maryland.

Paul Berman works part-time for the Maryland Psychological Association as Professional Affairs Officer. He has also presented numerous workshops on ethics and other related issues to psychologists, other mental health professionals, attorneys, and to the Judiciary in Maryland.

Richard Bloch is counsel to the Maryland Psychological Association and regularly consults with their Ethics Committee.  He has also presented numerous workshops on ethics and other related issues to psychologists, other mental health professionals, attorneys, and to the Judiciary in Maryland.

Meals:

• A light continental breakfast will be provided.

Evaluation & Certificate:

• All attendees are required to sign in in order to receive credits. Sign in sheets will be unavailable 30 minutes after the start of the program.
• An evalution will be emailed to you within 48 hours of the program's completion. Once you complete & submit this evaluation you will automatically receive a certificate of attendance electronically. 

Cancellation Policies

Click here to review CHEP's cancellation policy

Programs Cancelled by CHEP

• CHEP reserves the right to cancel a program due to insufficient enrollment or any unforeseen circumstances.
• CHEP will post program cancellations to our program webpage and on social media outlets.
• Every effort will be made to notify participants of the cancellation via email.
• In cases of extreme weather, a public announcement will be made on Baltimore WBAL radio station (AM 1090) when possible.
• Registration fees will be fully refunded if CHEP is unable to re-schedule a cancelled a program.
• Credit card processing fees will apply on refunds made on credit card payments for cancelled programs not able to be rescheduled.
  • See refund options below for details.

Programs Cancelled by a Registrant

• Cancellations must be received by email or by phone two business days prior to the program date.
• Cancellation Refund Options:
  • A refund less a $10 processing fee will be provided.
  • A voucher or registration transfer for full registration fee to be used within 6 months of the cancellation.
• Department of Veterans Affairs employee cancellations can only receive a voucher - no refunds.
• No refund or voucher will be given for cancellations received on or after the program date.

Vouchers

• Vouchers are transferable and may be used toward a future program prior to the expiration date.
• Original vouchers must be presented at the day of the program.
• Vouchers cannot be exchanged for money and will not be reissued after the expiration date.