Protecting Yourself When Boundaries Blur
• How to handle an invitation to a social event where you know you'll meet a client?
• Whether you should share a difficult experience you've had that parallels what your client is struggling with?
• What ethical safeguards to consider if you use Skype with clients or have a presence on social media?
• Whether or not to accept a grateful client's gift?
Get solid answers to these questions, and learn how to protect yourself in the new practice environment of the 21st century.
Ethics in an Age of Informality is an invaluable tool for learning how to navigate through the numerous and ill-defined ethical “gray areas” in today's digital world. Plus, it's a fun and engaging way to earn up to 12 CE credits to meet your CE requirement!
Protecting Yourself When Boundaries Blur
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• How to handle the new ethical issues that digital communications have introduced into our field
• The do's and don'ts of therapist self-disclosure, dual relationships, client gift-giving, and participation in social occasions with clients outside the office
• How documentation, clinical supervision, and peer support are essential to protecting yourself and your practice
• Why self-care is such an important part of ethical practice
• The latest developments in the ethical and legal standards, including DSM-5 changes, you need to understand in order to practice safely and effectively
Zero In On Solutions to Today's Ethical Challenges With These Leading Experts
• The dangers of working with clients when you’re emotionally stressed
• How to avoid inappropriate self-disclosure
• How to respond to seductive client communication
• The issues around seeing clients in your home, including the impact of having family pictures and personal objects in view
Lisa Ferentz is the president and founder of The Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy Training and Education, Inc.
• Defining positive ethics and the strategies of ethical acculturation
• Using BANJO as an acronym for foundational ethical criteria—beneficence, autonomy, non-malfeasance, justice, and other issues
• How to respond to seductive client communication
• Learning the dangers of making ethical exceptions “just this once”
Mitchell Handelsman is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado Denver and coeditor of the APA Handbook Ethics in Psychology.
• Therapist transparency and the importance of the first session
• How to negotiate dual relationships
• The rules of participating in client celebrations and ritual occasions
• How to make the best use of consultation groups
Mary Jo Barrett, the founder of the Center for Contextual Change, teaches at the University of Chicago.
• Social media and the dangers of inappropriate therapist self-disclosure
• The importance of documenting clinical decisions
• Understanding the legal concepts of “cui bono,” fiduciary duty, breach of duty, violation of standard of care, and proximate cause
• Distinguishing ethical and legal issues in clinical practice
Frederic Reamer is the author of Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services.
• Investigate whether online therapy is appropriate for everyone
• Understand the Disinhibition Effect and the influence of cyber culture
• Prepare your personal space, informed consent, and other first session issues
• Make sense of HIPAA and state licensing issues in the practice of online therapy
DeeAnna Nagel is the cofounder of the Online Therapy Institute and the author of Online Therapy: A Practical Guide.
• The guidelines for determining when to self-disclose and the complexities of self-disclosing in couples or family therapy
• How self-disclosure can remove barriers and reduce the power differential between therapist and client
• How to use “shock absorbers” to give context to revealing therapist self-disclosures
• How to respond to personal questions
Kenneth Hardy is director of the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships and professor of marriage and family therapy at Drexel University.
• DSM-5® criteria, cultural formulation, and cultural genogram
• Strategies and techniques for multicultural competencies in your practice
• How to identify cultural influences to build rapport with diverse clients
• How to develop new levels of cultural comfort when differences exist between you and your client
Leslie Korn is the director of research at the Center for World Indigenous Studies, founder of the Center for Traditional Medicine, and author of numerous books.
Protecting Yourself When Boundaries Blur
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"Truly working in the reality of our times today."
- Wendy
"It’s refreshing to think in terms of maximizing our positive ethics as opposed to just behaving in a way to avoid a lawsuit."
- Margie
"Very helpful—the new awareness about digital technology and social media…"
- Ann
"Content that is vital in our profession with an attitude that was most respectful. How refreshing!"
- Lisa
"I found the discussion about therapist style and the ethical issues that arise from different approaches—reflecting, psycho-dynamic, or analytic—to be useful."
- Lynn
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