DESCRIPTION

This 6-hour webinar will teach participants about ethical issues in practicing clinical social work using telehealth with a focus on LGBTQIA+ populations.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Demonstrate ethical decision making in the use and practice of telehealth by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws, and regulations.
• Cite examples of ethical challenges in the use and practice of telehealth and appropriate action aligned with the NASW code of ethics.
• Demonstrate using technology ethically and appropriately to support clients and clinical outcome.
• Identify ethical challenges and solutions when working with special populations (i.e., LGBTQ, justice-involved).

PRESENTER

Karen Fortuna, PhD, LICSW holds a doctorate in Social Welfare and a master’s degree in Social Work. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth College and Co-Founder of the Collaborative Design for Recovery and Health (https://collabrh.org). As an international collaborative of patients, peer support specialists, caregivers, policymakers and payer systems, the Collaborative uses community- based participatory research to facilitate the development, evaluation, and implementation of digital tools that leverage mobile health to address needs identified by community members from vulnerable populations such as older adults with multiple chronic health conditions and people with disabilities, rare diseases, and psychiatric disorders.

She has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications co-authored with patient partners, and averages 1-2 invited presentations per month (and over 100 presentations) at both national and international scientific meetings (including invited presentations at SAMHSA, NASMHPD, and many other organizations). Dr. Fortuna has received funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), National Institute of Mental Health, American Federation of Aging, Brain and Behavior Foundation, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, and the New York Academy of Sciences. Overall, she has been responsible for conducting or collaborating on more than 30 research projects including topics such as health disparities, self-management, patient engagement in digital technologies, user-centered design and community-engaged research, and has pioneered a new field of study “digital peer support”. Dr. Fortuna is also a member of the Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community, in which she is working with the Digital Medicine Society and the Food and Drug Administration to develop best practices in diversity, equity and inclusion in digital health measurement.

REGISTRATION

Closed to Morgan State University School of Social Work faculty.