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". . . but everybody does it ! "
A Workshop About Developing Your Own Policies
Instead of Following the Crowd
Mary Alice Fisher, Ph.D.

3 CE Credits in Ethics

  I. What Are Your Problematic Practice Areas?   
   A. Intakes & Informed Consent
B. Billing for Third Party Reimbursement
C. Confidentiality
D. "Double Relationships" in Couple & Family Cases
E. Confusing Roles & Rules in Child & Adolescent Counseling + Parents
F. Child Custody Cases - Court Involvement; Ethical & Clinical Issues
G. Practicing Outside Your Area of Competence
H. Termination (including financially-created "premature terminations")
I. Other 		  
     
  II. What Are Your Sources of Reliable (and Unreliable) Recommendations?   
   A. Professional Resources
B. Colleague Resources
C. Supervision/Consultation Resources
D. Online Resources
E. Other 		  
     
  III. What Steps Do You Follow in Developing Your Policies?   
   A. Balancing the Interests
B. Considering the Implications/Consequences
C. Obtaining Ethical, Legal, and/or Clinical Consultation
D. Writing a Clear Draft of Your Policy Statement		   
     
  IV. Are You Testing Your Proposed Policies For Yourself?   
   

A. Is Your Policy Ethical? Testing Your Policy Against Your Ethics Code
B. Is Your Policy Legal? Testing Your Policy Against Virginia Law
C. Does This Policy Have Clinical Implications?
D. Are You Comfortable Describing Your Policy to Colleagues? Clients?
E. Do You Need Further Ethical, Legal, Clinical Consultation? From Whom?

   
 

Educational Goals:
1. To list areas of clinical practice most likely to create ethical or legal problems.
2. To name potential sources of reliable guidance in establishing policies in these areas.
3. To plan how to develop ethical policies that match your own preferences and practices.
4. To use a structured approach for testing those policies.

 

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Continuing Education (CE) Credits - Ethics/Laws:
The Center for Ethical Practice is approved by APA (American Psychological Association)
to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
The Center maintains full responsibility for all programs and their content.
Also approved by the Virginia Board of Psychology [Paragraph B Provider #814000006];
by NASW ( National Association of Social Workers) ( as Provider # 886-40-7427);
and by VCA (Virginia Counselors Association) [NBCC Approved Provider #2047].
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