Course Catalog > Behavioral Health Sciences > Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Chemical Dependency Treatment
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X135 (1 semester unit in Public Health)
A requirement in the Certificate Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse StudiesLearn to examine various ethical and legal issues that are designed to increase the standard of care for the client, including competence, consultations with colleagues, documentation requirements, consent to treatment, client confidentiality (including the Code of Federal Regulations), suicidal and homicidal clients, child and elder abuse reporting requirements, and civil commitment procedures.
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San Francisco, Thurs. April 4, 6:30 pm, 4 meetings
- 4 meetings
- April 4-25: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting April 11); also
April 13: Sat., 9 am-4 pm
- San Francisco: Room 205, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
- $295 (EDP 446260)
James Sorensen, Ph.D., professor in residence, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, is former chief of substance abuse services at SF General Hospital. Sorenson received the 2012 UCSF Department of Psychiatry George Sarlo Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
San Francisco, Thurs. June 6, 6:30 pm, 5 meetings
Revised class schedule.
- 5 meetings
- June 6 to July 11: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting July 4)
- San Francisco: Room 811, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.) (revised)
- $295 (EDP 445445)
James Sorensen, Ph.D., professor in residence, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, is former chief of substance abuse services at SF General Hospital. Sorenson received the 2012 UCSF Department of Psychiatry George Sarlo Prize for Excellence in Teaching.