Footprints' Presents Ethics & the Law in Behavioral Health a Five-Part CE Series
Behavioral health professionals make decisions every day that carry ethical, clinical, and sometimes legal consequences. When is a referral simply a poor fit, and when does it become an ethical problem? How much of your own lived experience belongs in the room? What happens when AI becomes part of client care? And when someone asks for your records, do you know what you can legally release?
Ethics & the Law in Behavioral Health, presented by Footprints, Inc., is a five-part continuing education series designed to bring these questions out of the policy manual and into real-world practice. The series is created for substance use disorder counselors, peer specialists, and behavioral health clinicians and is taught by Dr. Stan Archie, PhD, JD, LPC, CRAADC, Clinical Director of Footprints, Inc., a licensed professional counselor and Juris Doctor.
Rather than approaching ethics and law as abstract rules, each session focuses on situations behavioral health professionals may have to think through in practice, from client engagement and referral decisions to boundaries, technology, confidentiality, and records.
Continuing Education
Each session provides 3.0 CE contact hours. Footprints, Inc. is an MCB-approved Continuing Education Agency, Provider #194.
Date and Time
Wednesday Oct 21, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
Wed, Oct 21, 9am - 12:15pm CDT Session 1: Discovering and Addressing the Underlying Issues
Mon, Nov 2, 9am - 12:15pm CST Session 2: A Match Made in RecoveryWed, Nov 18, 9am - 12:15pm CST Session 3: Whose Story Is in the Room?
Mon, Nov 30, 9am - 12:15pm CST Session 4: The Ethical Use of AI in Counseling, Therapy, and Peer Support
Wed, Dec 16, 9am - 12:15pm CST Session 5: When the Law Comes for Your Notes
Location
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
4801 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
Fees/Admission
Participants may register for individual sessions at $35 per session or attend all five sessions for $160.
Contact Information
Courtnei Garrett
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