March 18 webinar to address ethical, legal complexities of guardianships
Event to focus on strategies for minimizing ethical risk, protecting patient rights
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will host the webinar, “Key Ethical Implications of Substitute Decision-Making and Guardianship” on March 18 from 10-11:30 a.m.
There is no cost to attend, but participants are required to register at tx.ag/March18OneOpWebinar. Once registered, an email will be sent with connection information.
The webinar is designed to provide healthcare professionals across disciplines with thoughtful and ethical approaches to substitute or supported decision-making and guardianship that arise when patients are unable to provide informed consent due to impaired or fluctuating decision-making capacity.
Event speakers include Lorna Lee-Riley, licensed clinical social worker and director of education and industry relations for the Commission for Case Manager Certification, and Robert Franklin, Ph.D., certified employee assistance professional and approved clinical supervisor with the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Learning objectives
The webinar will provide an in-depth examination of the ethical, legal and clinical complexities of supported decision-making and guardianship while highlighting strategies to minimize ethical risk and protect patient rights.
Following the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define decision-making capacity, informed consent, substitute decision-making, supported decision-making and guardianship.
- Differentiate between various types of surrogate decision-makers and court-appointed guardians.
- Explain the ethical principles that guide practice when working with individuals unable to consent.
- Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to real-world scenarios involving vulnerable adults or dependents who lack capacity.
Continuing education credits available
One-and-a-half continuing education credits are available in each of the following areas:
- Certified in family and consumer sciences, American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Board-certified patient advocates, Patient Advocate Certification Board.
- Board-certified case managers, Commission for Case Manager Certification.
- Board-certified disability management specialists, Commission for Case Manager Certification.
- Certified family life educators, National Council on Family Relations.
- Certified health education specialists and master certified health education specialists, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
- Registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered, Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Social workers, licensed professional counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work.
- American Nurses Credentialing Center, Commission for Case Manager Certification.
OneOp certificates of attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.
For more information about the webinar, contact Rachel Brauner, AgriLife Extension program specialist for Family and Community Health, Bryan-College Station, at [email protected].
