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Digital Seminar

The Ethical Dilemmas in Today’s Therapy: Clarifying Boundaries

Faculty:
Mary Jo Barrett, MSW
Duration:
3 Hours 41 Minutes
Copyright:
Mar 18, 2021
Product Code:
NOS096099
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Description

The ethical rules for therapists used to be straightforward and unambiguous: no gifts, no dual relationships, and no out-of-session contact. But with the ease of virtual connection and the many ways in which the current tumult of politics and societal foment makes its way in therapy and challenges our boundaries, shifts in our profession’s norms have introduced new questions about professional boundaries. In this recording, you’ll explore:

  • The impact of these times on therapists, and how fatigue and dysregulation affects ethical decision-making
  • How to establish norms for transparency and client empowerment
  • The do’s and don’ts of therapist self-disclosure, and 
  • How to handle ever-shifting online and social media boundaries with clients
  • Best methods for dealing with ethical decisions when considering virtual vs in-person support
     

CPD

CPD
- PESI Australia, in collaboration with PESI in the USA, offers quality online continuing professional development events from the leaders in the field at a standard recognized by professional associations including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, alcohol and drug professionals, counselling and psychotherapy. On completion of the training, a Professional Development Certificate is issued after the individual has answered and submitted a quiz and course evaluation. This online program is worth 3.75 hours CPD for points calculation by your association.

Handouts

File type File name Number of pages
PDF Manual - The Ethical Dilemmas in Today’s Therapy (1 MB) 18 Pages Available after Purchase
Text Document Transcript Part 1 (43.5 KB) 31 Pages Available after Purchase
Text Document Transcript Part 2 (50.1 KB) 27 Pages Available after Purchase

Faculty

Mary Jo Barrett, MSW's Profile

Mary Jo Barrett, MSW Related seminars and products

Mary Jo Barrett, MSW, is the founder and director of the Center for Contextual Change, and the coauthor of Treating Complex Trauma: A Relational Blueprint for Collaboration and Change and Systemic Treatment of Incest.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Mary Jo Barrett is the founder and director of the Center for Contextual Change. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Mary Jo Barrett has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

Objectives

  1. Assess how to set the ground rules that establish norms for transparency and client empowerment.
  2. Explain the do’s and don’ts of therapist self-disclosure.
  3. Assess how to maintain our energy to ensure we make wise ethical decisions.
  4. Explain how to handle ever-shifting online and social media boundaries with clients.
  5. Apply best methods for dealing with safety and ethical decisions when considering virtual vs in-person support.

Outline

  • Assess how to set the ground rules that establish norms for transparency and client empowerment.
    • Stage 1- creating create the context for ethics with the client in the beginning of therapy
  • Explain the do’s and don’ts of therapist self-disclosure.
    • Participant will learn specific guidelines for how and when to use self-disclosure as an intervention
  • Assess how to maintain our energy to ensure we make wise ethical decisions.
    • Securing effective and ethical job  performance by learning how to manage our energy in 6 domains
  • Explain how to handle ever-shifting online and social media boundaries with clients.
    • Each break out room will discuss how to create and maintain social media and internet access
  • Apply best methods for dealing with safety and ethical decisions when considering virtual vs in-person support
    • Designing best practice protocol for virtual and in person.  Also designing consultation and supervision protocol

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Therapists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Case Managers
  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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