Listed in alphabetical order below are some of the Interactive Workshops that have been presented in the past by The Center For Ethical Practice. If you would like us to conduct a workshop for your agency, organization, or practice group, you may want to review these topics, as well as those on the “Upcoming Workshops” page, to see which one best fits your training needs.
- Dual Relationships & Boundaries - How Many Hats Do You Wear? Where Do You Draw the Line? This workshop explores these two inter-related issues that are often confused with each other, and which can create ethical dilemmas for clinicians.
- Establishing Ethical Relationships With Colleagues - What do our Ethics Codes have to say about relationships with colleagues? What ethical complications might arise in collegue relationships, whether in consultations, case referrals, or other collaborative situations? What are our ethical obligations if we believe a colleague's behavior is putting clients at risk? How well do our Ethical…
- Ethical & Legal Categories -
- Ethical & Legal Issues in Clinical Supervision & Consultation - A workshop for clinicians who provide consultation or supervision, but also appropriate for those who receive consultation or supervision. Learn the importance of structuring the relationship in advance: informed consent. Learn the responsibilities of supervisees and consultees, as well as those of supervisors and consultants.
- Ethical & Legal Issues in Couple/Family Therapy -
- Ethical Categories -
- Ethical Complications of Conditional Confidentiality - This workshop considers the ethical and legal complications that arise when confidentiality is "conditional" rather than absolute. How clear are your policies about exactly what you plan to disclose to whom -- and when? How ready are you to describe those policies to patients and answer their "what if .…
- Ethical Implications of Clinical PracticeUnder Virginia’s Laws -
- Ethical Implications of Electronic Technology Teletherapy, & Technotherapy -
- Ethical Issues in Assessment -
- Ethical Issues in Multidisciplinary Collaboration -
- Ethical Planning & Decision Making - A workshop about facing the problematic ethical aspects of clinical practice, reducing the risks to patient and clinician by avoiding the avoidables, and using an Ethical Decision-Making Model to resolve the unavoidables!
- Ethical Temptations in Private Practice -
- Ethical-Legal “Jeopardy” -
- Facing Up To Ethical-Legal Conflicts - Respected ethicists suggest that clinicians should consider all the options when faced with a legal requirement that conflicts with their ethical standards. Do we recognize ethical-legal conflicts when they arise, or do we fail to face them for what they are? If you must choose, should you follow your ethical…
- Following Your Ethical Compass -
- Forethought: Which Ethical Dilemmas Can We Avoid If We Try? - Forethought is sometimes considered the single most important aspect of ethical practice. Knowing the "ethical rules" is very necessary, but it is not sufficient for avoiding ethical dilemmas. With forethought and planning, however, many ethical dilemmas are actually avoidabole. How well can we avoid receiving subpoenas, prevent misunderstandings about fees…
- Helping Without Hurting - Ethically, it is important for mental health professionals to do good without doing harm (i.e., to practice both beneficence and nonmaleficence). In this workshop we will consider ways of meeting this ethical obligation, but also consider the importance of balancing this care of patients with ongoing self-care that prevents harm…
- HIPAA, Ethics Codes, & Virginia Law:How Do They Really Fit Together? - When it comes to privacy and confidentiality, how do the legal standards (Virginia state laws and regulations, or federal HIPAA regulations) compare to the Ethical Standards of our own profession? How can we integrate these overlapping requirements? If they impose conflicting obligations, what do our Ethics Codes say about how…
- How Successful is My “Professional Acculturation” ? -
The Center for Ethical Practice is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Center for Ethical Practice has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 6768). The Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.
The Center for Ethical Practice (provider 1287), is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/21/2021-3/21/2024.