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Best Practices for Treating Minors in Legally Complicated Cases

CE Hours 1

About this course

Let's face it - legal stuff can be intimidating. Whether you're dealing with a tricky subpoena, navigating confidentiality with minors, or just wondering if your informed consent covers all the right bases, this training is here to help. We'll break down the essentials: informed consent, confidentiality, and how to respond when the legal system comes knocking. 

This webinar is perfect for therapists who want to feel more confident and less stressed when legal issues show up in the therapy space. We'll keep it practical, relatable, and focused on real-world scenarios. We'll cover the basics, but don't worry - if you want to dig deeper, we'll point you in the right direction.

Along with the video and the slides, when you purchase of this course you will also receive 4 templates that can be helpful in creating forms and emails for clients based on the content of this training. 

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the laws around informed consent for mental health treatment of minors.
  • Understand how adherence to the laws impacts clinical care and outcomes.
  • Protect both yourself and your clients during tricky legal cases.

Learning Levels

  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Course Instructor(s)

  • Laura Goldstein, LCMFT

    Laura Goldstein is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist in Rockville MD. She is the founder and Executive Director of Montgomery County Counseling Center and the founder of TheraCourses! She has worked across multiple settings including in-home behavioral health services, IOPS for adolescent dual diagnosis treatment and young adults struggling to launch, and her private practice. 

    Laura is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) from Behavioral Tech and has been fine tuning the application of DBT into individual therapy, parent coaching, and family therapy. She also trained in 2017 with The Gottman Couples Method, which is a seamless integration of DBT concepts when working with couples. With over 12 years of experience in the field, Laura has established herself as a local expert in relationship therapy, public speaking, and therapy practice management.

    In 2022, she launched TheraCourses, an e-course platform with innovative solutions to address the obstacles of accessing affordable psychoeducation that parents need in order to prevent and/or treat the adolescent mental health crisis we face today.

Disclosure

The information does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal, financial, HR, or ethical/professional consultation or advice. Rather, all information, content, and materials are for general informational purposes only. Always consult with your liability insurance and/or practice attorney. Regardless of any training (including this one), when Court-related stuff arises, you should always check in with/consult your liability insurance, attorney, and/or local Ethics committee and/or supervisor whenever there is Court involvement. This is a general risk management strategy that is important. DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS: CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests). The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer: Laura Goldstein, LCMFT is the trainer for this presentation as well as the owner of Montgomery County Counseling Center. Laura Goldstein, LCMFT receives financial benefit from purchases of this training.

References

  • Maryland Department of Health. (2012, October 26). Maryland minor consent laws: Who can consent for what services and providers’ obligations [PDF]. Maryland Department of Health. https://health.maryland.gov/pophealth/Documents/Local%20Health%20Department%20Billing%20Manual/PDF%20Manual/Section%20VII/MD%20Minor%20Consent%20Laws%2010%2026%2012.pdf
  • Maryland People's Law Library. (n.d.). Youth health law. Maryland People's Law Library. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.peoples-law.org/youth-health-law
  • Maryland General Assembly. (n.d.). Health-General § 20-104: Mental or emotional disorder. Maryland General Assembly. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg&section=20-104
  • Modern Family Law Firm. (2021, September 28). Maryland’s new law allows 12-year-old children to consent to mental health treatment. https://www.modernfamilylawfirm.com/marylands-new-law-allows-12-year-old-children-to-consent-to-mental-health-treatment/#:~:text=Among%20the%20many%20choices%20parents,become%20law%20without%20his%20signature.

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Content

  • Materials
    3 parts
    • Best Practices for Treating Minors in Legally Complicated Cases_Slides
    • Treating Minors in Legally Complex Cases_Templates
    • Best Practices for Treating Minors in Legally Complex Cases Video

  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    Montgomery County Counseling Center Provider #1935, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continue Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continued education credit. ACE provider approval period: (7/22/2024-7/22/2025). Social workers completing this course receive 1 clinical continuing education credits.

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  • Publication Date
    May 15th, 2025
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