Ethics cont'd, Boundaries, SOAP Flashcards
Florida Certification Board (FCB) Code of Ethics
- Cooperation with the Board
8.1 An applicant or certified professional
shall cooperate with a FCB disciplinary investigation or proceeding.
Florida Certification Board (FCB) Code of Ethics
- Cooperation with the Board
8.2 An applicant or certified professional
shall not attempt to prevent or interfere with a complaint from being filed or FCB disciplinary investigation or proceeding to occur. Interference attempts may include but are not limited to:
a) use of threats or harassment against, or an inducement to, any person in an effort to prevent or attempt to prevent a complaint from being filed, prosecuted or completed.
c) the use of threats or harassment against, or an inducement to, any individual served or witness in an effort to prevent them from providing evidence in an investigation, disciplinary proceeding or any other legal action.
d) the willful misrepresentation of facts before the disciplining authority or its authorized representative.
Florida Certification Board (FCB) Code of Ethics
- Cooperation with the Board
8.3 An applicant or certified professional
shall report any violation of the Rules by filing a formal Ethics Complaint with the FCB. Complaints must be filed within no more than 30 calendar days of becoming aware of the violation.
Florida Certification Board (FCB) Code of Ethics
- Cooperation with the Board
8.4 An applicant or certified professional
shall not file a false or misleading Ethics Complaint or information to the FCB.
Maintaining boundaries
*A specific set of physical, emotional, and psychological limits we put in place to protect ourselves from a breach in professionalism.
Asserting your boundaries achieves the following:
- Assert your position on adhering to professional practices.
- Protect you.
- Model for others ways to set and maintain healthy boundaries.
Florida Certification Board (FCB) Code of Ethics
- Cooperation with the Board
8.5 An applicant or certified professional
shall comply with all federal and state confidentiality requirements when submitting any information to the Board.
SOAP Notes
S. Subjective
O. Objective
A. Assessment
P. Plan
SOAP Notes
Subjective
What the individual served reports. Use the individual’s own words with quotation marks.
SOAP Notes
Objective
what the peer specialist observes. Use facts, record senses, and do not jump to conclusions. Be strengths based.
SOAP Notes
Assessment
Needs of the individual served and referrals.
SOAP Notes
Plan
Interventions and next steps for the individual served and the peer specialist based on the person’s recovery goals.
Crisis Plans
Crisis plans are crucial to getting through the crisis with minimal “damage” and a readiness to resume efforts towards meeting plan goals.
Goals of a Crisis Intervention
- Assess the risks to safety for both the individual and others.
- Identify available resources and supports
- Formulate strategies to effectively stabilize the crisis situation
- The overall goal is to restore the person to a level of stability.
- An ideal goal is following the intervention, for the person to use the crisis as an opportunity to learn what they can do to prevent future crises.
Basic Crisis Intervention Skills
Ensuring safety – minimize the physical and psychological danger to self and others.
Providing support – communicating to the individual served that they are cared about and there is hope that they will feel better.
Examining alternatives – situational supports, coping skills, and positive and constructive thinking.
Making plans – including immediate supports and providing coping skills the client can use immediately, as well as writing concrete steps for the client to follow and complete on his or her own.
Obtaining commitment to positive action.
Defining the problem by using motivational listening and response skills (e.g. empathy, genuine responses, acceptance, and positive regard).
