Workshops

Ethical Dilemmas in Working with Older Adults

ID: 1036WEB

This webinar will present valuable information to professionals working with families who have an elderly relative. Participants will learn practical methods to identify and analyze ethical dilemmas arising in the care of older adults. The principles of ethics and ethics theory will be discussed as well as moral issues surrounding topics such as: decision-making capacity, informed consent, surrogacy issues, advance directives, promising comfort and care, withholding and withdrawing life sustaining treatment, and the role of ethics committees. [Required for Advanced Gerontology or Senior Housing Issues or Senior Services Management Certificate Program].

*This webinar does not qualify for NBCC clock hours in ethics for Licensed Professional Counselors.

Fee: $60.00
Continuing Ed. Hours (CEH): 3.0 Ethics


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Instructor: Stephen Sidorsky, LCSW
Date: Monday, January 27, 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ET
Location: Live Interactive Online Webinar

Webinar Objectives

At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize and understand the cultural, technological, and political developments over the past 75 years that have led to an increased focus on ethical issues in social work with older adults and their families
  • Differentiate between risk management and ethical behavior in social work practice
  • Achieve an understanding of ethical principles such as autonomy, beneficence, justice, truth and utility and their applications
  • Apply several working models of ethical decision making to cases of older adults and their families

    Webinar Outline

    10:00 am Welcome/Introductions
    10:05 am Risk management vs. ethics and ethical behavior; Why and how ethics has become such an important issue in social work practice over the past 75 years
    10:35 am Foundational ethical principles and their application to older adults
    11:05 am Several models for the application of ethical decision-making protocols in working with older adults
    12:30 pm Discussion of cases from participants’ practices
    12:55 pm Conclusion/Q&A

    Target Audience

    Social Workers and Allied Health Professionals

    Content Level

    Beginner - Advanced

    Webinar Completion Requirements

    To earn CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion.

    System Requirements

    • Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
    • Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
    • Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.

    About the Instructor

    Stephen Sidorsky, LCSW, is a part-time lecturer at the Rutgers School of Social Work, where he teaches Clinical Social Work: Aging and Loss Across the Lifespan. In the Continuing Education Gerontology Program he teaches webinars on ethics, counseling with older adults, and economic policy and the elderly. He was previously the Director of the George Otlowski Center for Mental Health Care in Perth Amboy and at Jewish Family Services in Fair Lawn.

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