Fall Conference, 2010
Ethics, Boundaries and Burnout: Body, Mind and Spirit in Mental Health Practice
8:00 AM---8:30 AM Registration
8:30 AM---10:00 AM Basic Development and Genetics
What are studies in genetics telling us about the origins of mental illness and the prognosis for treatment? How should we respond when clients ask if their illness can be passed onto their children? Who has the right to know what your genes contain?
10:15 AM---12:00 noon The Biological Basis of Ethical Behavior
Is virtue carried in our genes? Can we ever escape emotional bias when we try to reason through our ethical dilemmas? Do the genders differ in their moral capacities? Do the genders differ at all?
1:00 PM---2:00 PM Spiritual Assessment in Mental Health Care
How do spiritual beliefs impact on physical and mental health? How do we assess spiritual beliefs? Where are the professional boundaries when it comes to helping clients?
2:15 PM---3:30 PM Stress, Burnout, Humor and Happiness?
What happens to the mind when the body is stressed? Are you at risk for burnout? How do you supervise employees who have become cynical and apathetic? Is complaining always bad? Does humor have a place in mental health practice? What is the secret of happiness.
3:30 PM---4:00 PM Wrap up and Questions