Mid-Day Empower Webinar

Webinar Title: Confidentiality, Privilege, and Limits to Privacy

Presenter: Allan Edward Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD

Virtual Location: Zoom Conferencing

Registration: Free

This webinar equips practicing social workers to navigate privacy, confidentiality, and privilege with ethical and legal precision. Participants will distinguish these core concepts, engage clients in clear, meaningful discussions about confidentiality and its limits, and critically analyze situations where legal, ethical, and organizational duties may conflict. Through case-based learning, attendees will develop practical strategies for decision-making and for limiting disclosures to the minimum necessary when reporting or other obligations aris

e. The session emphasizes protecting client trust while meeting professional responsibilities in complex, real-world practice settings.