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Ethics in an Age of Informality: Protecting Yourself When Boundaries Blur
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Video Interview 1- Countertransference: Probing the Heart of Our Ethical Dilemmas
Rich Simon, Ph.D. & Lisa Ferentz, L.C.S.W.
Using clips from the HBO series In Treatment, examine the elements that can lead to boundary violations in the therapy relationship and explore:
- 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
Video Interview 2- Beyond Good Intentions: Positive Ethics with Difficult Clients
Rich Simon, Ph.D. & Mitchell Handelsman, Ph.D.
Explore the principles of ethical excellence and how to bring the highest standards to your practice by:
- 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
- Learning the dangers of making ethical exceptions “just this once”S
Video Interview 3- The Ethically Attuned Therapist
Rich Simon, Ph.D. & Mary Jo Barrett, M.S.W
Get practical guidance on how to establish boundaries from the first session by understanding:
- 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 best make use of consultation groups
Video Interview 4- The Ambiguities of Ethical Practice: Defining Our Clinical Role and Its Limits
Rich Simon, Ph.D. & Frederic Reamer, Ph.D.
Examine the ethical complications resulting from today’s cultural and technological changes, including:
- 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
Video Interview 5- The Ethics of Online Therapy
Rich Simon, Ph.D. & DeeAnna Nagel, L.P.C.
Whether you’re a digital native or a new adopter, get an overview of the ethical issues for therapists in the Digital Age, such as:
- Whether online therapy is appropriate for everyone?
- Understanding the Disinhibition Effect and the influence of cyber culture
- Preparing your personal space, informed consent, and other first session issues
- Making sense of HIPAA and state licensing issues in the practice of online therapy
Video Interview 6- The Ethics of Self Disclosure
Rich Simon, Ph.D. & Kenneth Hardy, Ph.D.
Examine the benefits and risks of being more transparent as a clinician by understanding:
- 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
OUTLINE:
Countertransference: Probing the Heart of Our Ethical Dilemmas
- The distinction between therapy and friendship.
- The ethical issues of seeing clients in your home.
- The use and benefits of the “Five Second Rule.”
Beyond Good Intentions: Positive Ethics with Difficult Clients
- What the acronym BANJO stands for and how it serves as a foundation for ethical behavior.
- The dangers of making ethical exceptions.
- The pillars of “positive ethics.”
The Ethically Attuned Therapist
- Negotiating dual relationships with clients.
- The benefits of using consultation groups.
- The rules of participating in client celebrations.
The Ambiguities of Ethical Practice: Defining Our Clinical Role and Its Limits
- The ethical implications of using social media as a clinician.
- The reasons for documenting clinical decisions.
- How to recognize the differences between ethical and legal issues in clinical practice.
The Ethics of Online Therapy
- The concept of online therapy and how it works.
- Working with the Disinhibition Effect.
- How to effectively screen clients for online therapy.
The Ethics of Self Disclosure
- When it’s appropriate for a therapist to self-disclose with a client.
- How self-disclosure can remove barriers in the therapist-client relationship.
- When and how to respond to personal questions from clients.
OBJECTIVES:
- Explain the distinction between therapy and friendship.
- Explain the acronym BANJO as a foundation for ethical criteria.
- Describe how to negotiate dual relationships with clients.
- Explain the ethical implications of using social media as a clinician.
- Define the concept of online therapy and how it works.
- Identify when and how to respond to personal questions from clients.
Richard Simon, Ph.D.
Richard Simon, PhD, was a clinical psychologist and the late editor of Psychotherapy Networker, the most topical, timely, and widely read publication in the psychotherapy field. During his career, he received every major magazine industry honor, including the National Magazine Award.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Rich Simon is the President of Psychotherapy Networker, Inc. and the editor of Psychotherapy Networker magazine. He is a published author and receives royalties. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Rich Simon has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA
Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA, is a recognized expert in the strengths-based, de-pathologized treatment of trauma and has been in private practice for over 35 years. She presents workshops and keynote addresses nationally and internationally, and is a clinical consultant to practitioners and mental health agencies in the United States, Canada, the UK and Ireland.
She has been an adjunct faculty member at several Universities, and is the Founder of “The Ferentz Institute,” now in its 11th year of providing continuing education to mental health professionals and graduating over 1,200 clinicians from her two certificate programs in Advanced Trauma Treatment.
In 2009, she was voted the “Social Worker of Year” by the Maryland Society for Clinical Social Work. Lisa is the author of Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician’s Guide, 2nd Edition (Routledge, 2014), Letting Go of Self-Destructive Behaviors: A Workbook of Hope and Healing (Routledge, 2014), and Finding Your Ruby Slippers: Transformative Life Lessons From the Therapist’s Couch (PESI, 2017). Lisa also hosted a weekly radio talk show, writes blogs and articles for websites on self-harm and self-care, and teaches on many webinars.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Ferentz maintains a private practice and is the Founder and President of the Ferentz Institute. She receives royalties as a published author and is a consultant for Northwest Hospital. Lisa Ferentz receives a speaking honorarium and product royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Ferentz is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychotherapy Association.
Mitchell Handelsman, Ph.D.
Mitchell Handelsman, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado Denver, and co-editor of the APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology.
Mary Jo Barrett, MSW
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.
Frederic Reamer, PhD
Frederic G. Reamer, PhD, Professor Emeritus has taught in the graduate program of the school of social work, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island for 40 years. Dr. Reamer received his PhD from the University of Chicago and has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He chaired the national task force that wrote the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and served on the task force that added technology standards to the code. Dr. Reamer lectures both nationally and internationally on the subjects of professional ethics, professional malpractice and liability, and documentation. In addition to ethics, his research and a teaching have addressed a wide range of human service issues, including mental health, health care, criminal justice, and public welfare. Dr. Reamer has conducted extensive research on professional ethics and has been involved in several national research projects sponsored by The Hastings Center, Carnegie Corporation, Haas Foundation, and Center for Bioethics of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Reamer has been an expert witness and formal ethics consultant in more than 130 litigation and licensing board cases throughout the United States. He is the author of many books and other publications on ethical standards in behavioral health, risk management, and documentation.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Frederic Reamer has employment relationships with Rhode Island College, Rhode Island Department of Corrections, and Providence Police Department Training Academy. He receives royalties as a published author. Frederic Reamer receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Frederic Reamer serves as an advisory board member of Ocean State Stories, Pell Center, Salve Regina University and an advisory editor for the Encyclopedia of Social Work Online.
DeeAnna Nagel, LPC
DeeAnna Nagel, L.P.C. a psychotherapist and consultant, is the co-founder of the Online Therapy Institute and the author of Online Therapy: A Practical Guide.
Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD
From early in his storied career in the therapy world, Ken Hardy, PhD, has confronted ignorance of the BIPOC experience and maintained a decades-long, unwavering focus on training and challenging practitioners on issues of oppression, diversity, whiteness, and trauma. His voice has attracted consistent media attention, and his many appearances include the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dateline NBC, and 20/20. As much an activist and bridge builder as a practitioner and healer, he continues to shape our pivotal dialogues as president of the Eikenberg Academy for Social Justice and director of its Institute for Relationships in New York City. His latest book, The Enduring, Invisible, and Ubiquitous Centrality of Whiteness, is being called “the book we’ve been needing to cultivate a society where multiple ideologies can coexist without domination, marginalization, or indoctrination."
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kenneth Hardy has employment relationships with Eikenberg Institute for Relationships and Eikenberg Academy for Social Justice . He receives royalties as a published author. Kenneth Hardy receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kenneth Hardy has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, LMHC, ACS, FNTP, BCTMB
Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, LMHC, ACS, FNTP, BCTMB, is a renowned integrative medicine clinician and educator specializing in the use of nutritional, herbal and culinary medicine for the treatment of trauma and emotional and chronic physical illness. She is known for her dynamism and humor providing clients effective alternatives to psychotropics. She completed her graduate education in the department of psychiatry and public health at Harvard Medical School and her life training in the jungle of Mexico where she lived and worked alongside local healers for over 25 years. She directed a naturopathic medicine and training clinic facilitating health, culinary and fitness retreats. She is licensed and certified in nutritional therapy, mental health counseling, and bodywork (Polarity and Cranial Sacral and medical massage therapies) and is an approved clinical supervisor. She introduced somatic therapies for complex trauma patients in outpatient psychiatry at Harvard Medical school in 1985 and served Acupuncture and faculty at National College of Naturopathic Medicine.
She is the author of the seminal book on the body and complex trauma: Rhythms of Recovery: Integrative Medicine for PTSD and Complex Trauma, 2nd Edition (Routledge, 2012, 2023); The Brainbow Blueprint: A Clinical Guide to Integrative Medicine and Nutrition for Mental Well Being (PESI, 2023), Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health (W.W. Norton, 2016), Eat Right Feel Right: Over 80 Recipes and Tips to Improve Mood, Sleep, Attention & Focus (PESI, 2017); Multicultural Counseling Workbook: Exercises, Worksheets & Games to Build Rapport with Diverse Clients (PESI, 2015); The Good Mood Kitchen (W.W. Norton, 2017); and Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health at Every Age and Stage of Life (Shambhala, 2019). She was a founder of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, a Fullbright scholar in Herbal Medicine and an NIH-funded scientist, in mind/body medicine. She is an approved clinical supervisor and is the research director at the Center for World Indigenous Studies where she designs culinary and herbal medicine programs with tribal communities engaged in developing integrative medicine programs.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Leslie Korn maintains a private practice and is the Director of Research at the Center for World Indigenous Studies. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. and additionally receives publishing royalties from Norton, Shambhala, and Routledge. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Leslie Korn is a member of the Nutritional Therapy Association and Integrative Medicine for the Underserved.
