Legal Issues in Mental Health Care in Ontario

Intended Audience:

Health care practitioners

Date and Time:

Please see the dates below.

Course Duration:

Six weeks

Cost:

$425 Registration Fee;

Contact Phone Number:

Please email

Contact Email:

courses.help@camh.ca

Course Requirements and Prerequisites

This course can be taken alone; however, it qualifies as an elective for the Concurrent Disorders Certificate Program. Electives must be taken within a four-year period after completing the core course; any courses taken prior to the core program will not count toward the certificate. Participants will need to either re-take those courses or select electives that they have not previously taken. The Concurrent Disorders Core Course must be taken first and then you will need to complete only electives (listed below):

• Basic Pharmacology in Mental Health and Substance Use
• Collaborating with Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders
• Recovery-Oriented Approach

Course Overview

This six-week course provides an understanding of key legal issues in mental health illness care in Ontario, in the context of clinical, ethical, organizational and systemic factors. Health care practitioners must be constantly mindful of their legal obligations—including admission, treatment, discharge and health records—in order to respond effectively to clients' rights and empower them to make their own health care decisions.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this course, you will be able to:

• discuss mental health care in a multi-dimensional context
• summarize legislation governing mental health care in Ontario
• explain the process of admission to a psychiatric facility, as well as the legal obligations and responsibilities of clinicians and the facility
• describe the treatment regime in psychiatric facilities
• discuss the Ontario Consent and Capacity Board, including its structure, scope and powers, as well as the hearing process
• describe clinical and legal considerations of discharge, including readiness for discharge and discharge procedures, follow-up and community care issues, re-admission issues and community treatment orders
• explain legal requirements of privacy and confidentiality of health information, as well duties to warn of or report harm.

Delivery Method

Online

Please note: This course requires you to use an internet browser, but the system does not support Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not use that to access the course.

Instead, use one of the following:

·         Apple Safari

·         Google Chrome

·         Microsoft Edge

·         Mozilla Firefox

For more details, please read the browser and compatibility support page.

Thank you

Certification and Accreditation

​​This course can be taken alone; however, it qualifies as an elective for the Concurrent Disorders Certificate Program.

Affiliation and Partnerships

University of Toronto

Register

Course start and end dates:   April 26 - June 6, 2021

To register, please select the link below.

https://app.certain.com/profile/3219855

Please review the cancellation policy.