Beginner
Introduction to Professional Ethics
A 3-hour beginner-level course introducing ethical principles for addiction and mental health professionals. Covers boundaries, the role of the helper, appropriate use of power, and client sensitivity, and provides a practical, Canadian-aligned framework for ethical decision-making that reflects professional standards, regulatory considerations, and culturally safe, trauma-informed practice.
Lifetime accessCertificate of completion14 lessonsMobile & desktop
Trauma-Informed CareCultural CompetencyConcurrent DisordersDocumentation & Ethics
$30CAD
3 CEU hrs
What you'll learn
Describe core ethical principles and how Canadian professional standards and regulators shape ethical practice in mental health and addiction services
Differentiate boundary crossings from boundary violations and apply safe strategies for managing dual relationships
Recognize how power and privilege operate in helping relationships and use power appropriately and ethically
Apply trauma-informed and Indigenous cultural safety principles (including UNDRIP-informed practice) to everyday decision-making
