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"Ethical Planning & Decision Making"
Anticipating & Responding to Ethical Dilemmas

Mary Alice Fisher, Ph.D.
(3 Ethics/Laws CEUs)

I. ETHICAL PLANNING

 

A. Predicting the Problematic Areas of Clinical Practice

B. Avoiding Some "Avoidable" Ethical Dilemmas

 

Bad Beginnings

   Insufficiently Informed Consent to Treatment
Impossible Promises
  Privacy & Confidentiality Lapses
   Unclear/Inadequate Policies/Procedures
Unethical Practices & Voluntary Overdisclosures
  Unethical Relationshp Decisions
   Problematic Roles (Which Hats Can You Safely Wear?)
Duel Relationships (How Many Hats Can You Wear At Once?
Fuzzy Boundaries (Where Must You Draw the Line?)
  Unnecessary Court Involvement; Inappropriate Legal Roles
  "Avoidable" Bad Endings
   
 C. Preparing for "Unavoidable" Dilemmas

II. ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

A. Adopting An Ethics-Based Decision-Making Model

  

Treating Ethical Decision Making As a Formal Process
Choosing a "Ready-Made" Model From Your Profession
Devising an Ethics-Based Model of Your Own

B. Applying Your Ethical Model to Specific Situations

  

Facing Difficult Decisions
Responding to Consultation Requests from Peers
Training Students & Supervisees
Explaining Decisions to Patients and Others

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Three (3) or Six (6) Continuing Education Credits (Ethics/Laws)
for Psychologists through the Virginia Board of Psychology - Provider #0814000006;
for LCSWs by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) - Provider # 886-40-7427;
for LPCs through Virginia Counselors Association [NBCC Approved Provider #2047]

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