The Overlooked Side of Ethics: Protecting Clients and Ourselves in Clinical Practice
2026-02-12
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2026-02-12
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About this CEU Training
This training explores the often-overlooked dimensions of ethical decision-making in clinical mental health practice. Through interactive discussions, real-world scenarios, and evidence-based reflection, participants will examine how documentation, self-care, professional boundaries, and termination practices directly impact client welfare and practitioner integrity.
Participants will engage with complex ethical dilemmas that challenge personal and professional boundaries, uncover the connections between clinician well-being and ethical competence, and review essential frameworks for sound ethical decision-making.
The training emphasizes proactive strategies that prevent ethical breaches before they occur—empowering clinicians to safeguard both themselves and their clients. Designed for mental health professionals, this workshop integrates current research, case-based learning, and self-reflective exercises to strengthen ethical resilience and clinical accountability.
- Recognize how documentation practices affect ethical compliance, client welfare, and legal accountability
- Identify the role of self-care as an ethical imperative and understand its direct influence on therapeutic effectiveness and professional boundaries.
- Apply ethical decision-making models to complex clinical scenarios.
- Evaluate how burnout, impairment, and dual relationships can compromise ethical practice and develop strategies to mitigate these risks.
- Implement best practices for informed consent, confidentiality, competence, and scope of practice in everyday clinical work.
- Develop a structured approach to ethical termination that prioritizes both client welfare and clinician integrity.
Who Should Attend
Intended Audience: Licensed mental health clinicians (LCSWs, LICSWs, LMFTs, LPCs, psychologists, school counselors, etc.)
