Ethics 101 for Addiction Professionals

3 CE Hours
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About the Course

Participants will learn to build an ethical practice, thereby creating a lens by which to view any ethical situation. Areas of focus include: keys to building an ethical practice; using the 5 Tiers and 4 Pillars of Ethics as applied to ethical dilemmas; and an emphasis on protecting the client, clinician, agency, and community. After learning these ethical tools and principles, participants will apply them to grapple with compelling ethical dilemmas depicted in vignettes from substance abuse treatment settings.

This course is based on the recorded webinar, Ethics 101 for Addiction Professionals created by Bob Tyler, LAADC-CA, SAP, ACRPS in 2019.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 1st Edition Aug 2019

Course Material Author

Bob Tyler, LAADC-CA, SAP, ACRPS
While working in Inpatient, Residential, and Intensive Outpatient levels of care, Bob Tyler has been working in recovery since 1990. He serves as Compliance Officer at L.A. CADA, is owner of Bob Tyler Recovery Services (consulting, CD private practice, public speaking), is Past President of CAADAC, and taught the ethics course at LMU Extension in the Alcohol and Drug Studies Program for several years. He authored the EVVY Award-winning book, Enough Already! A Guide to Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Addiction, and has produced several educational DVD’s shown in over 1000 treatment centers across the country, including Craving and Relapse.
Disclosures
He receives recording royalties for this presentation.

Target Audience

Addiction counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify ethical principles that will protect the client, the client clinical information, the clinician, and the community.
  2. 2 Apply the 4 Pillars and 5 Tiers of Ethics in analyzing ethical situations and making appropriate ethical decisions.
  3. 3 Identify and apply the four best keys to building an ethical practice.

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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Bob Tyler, LAADC-CA, SAP, ACRPS – He receives recording royalties for this presentation.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

3 CE Hours
Recorded Webinar
Course 103250

Availability

This course is available until Dec 30th, 2025.

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