Title: ACA Ethical Standards Casebook, Seventh Edition

Title: Boundary Issues in Counseling: Multiple Roles and Responsibilities, Third Edition

Title: Paved With Good Intentions: Ethical Dilemmas, Court and Ethics Board Review

Presenters: Ann M. Ordway, PhD; Ruth Ouzts Moore, PhD; and Donna S. Sheperis, PhD

Description: Part 1: Building an ethical foundation is essential. Through ethics, counselors examine personal values and how they impact professional decisions. In this session, three counselor educators (who are also an attorney, an expert witness, and a former chair of the ACA Ethics Committee) will explore decision making for potential dilemmas that arise in clinical practice and in cases with court involvement, as well as how to address malpractice and ethical violations issues that arise despite best efforts.

Part 2: Part 2 continues to build upon the counselor's knowledge of the court system by outlining what to expect during the courtroom proceedings. Counselors will learn terminology commonly used in court as well as suggestions on do’s and don’ts when testifying. Part two also explores ethical review processes and ethical implications of counselor competency and expertise.

Part 3: The role of the counselor during legal proceedings is not always clear. During this session, the varying roles one may have as a professional counselor will be discussed, as well as specific do’s and don’ts for different types of roles. A discussion of maintaining clients’ privacy and ethical professional boundaries is included. Suggestions for maintaining appropriate documentation will be offered. This presentation provides practical guidance on managing the often-stressful courtroom environment and how counselors can adhere to ethical obligations and maintain their professional reputability.

Title: Crisis Intervention Ethics Casebook

Title: Eyes Wide Open: Ethics, Risk Management, and Legal Considerations

Presenter: Ann Ordway, JD, PhD

Description: Ethics in practice should be second nature. However, ethical dilemmas are sometimes difficult to identify in advance, leaving the most well-meaning counselors in compromising situations, ranging from licensing board complaints to malpractice. This session will include a discussion of some of the most common ethical conundrums, how to recognize them and associated risks. This session will also introduce important legal concepts and why being familiar with them is an essential piece of risk management.

Title: Handling Depositions and Subpoenas

Presenters: Anne Marie “Nancy” Wheeler, JD; Aprille Woodson,PhD, JD, LAPC, NCC; and Jennifer Flynn, CPHRM

Description: Being deposed in a professional liability lawsuit can be a stressful experience to many counselors. Notably, the Counselor Spotlight: Responding to Subpoena (2021) by CAN/HPSO states that subpoenas for depositions and healthcare record matters increased more than 450% since the 2014 CAN/HPSO claim report. Certainly, counselors must know how to prepare for and respond to depositions and subpoenas. This Continuing Professional Development provides counselors with an understanding of the risks and legal parameters around depositions and subpoenas, discusses the counselor’s role in a deposition, describes the various types of subpoenas, and reviews relevant counselors’ considerations and requirements. Risk recommendations and helpful tips on preparing for and responding to depositions and subpoenas are provided.

Title: Law and Ethics: Professional Boundaries

Presenters: Anne Marie “Nancy” Wheeler, JD and Burt Bertram, EdD

Description: Boundary violations account for 20% to 40% of all licensing board complaints (Wheeler & Bertram, 2019). More specifically, Wheeler and Bertram explained that most boundary violations resulting from complaints to licensing boards involve situations in which the counselor and client relationship expanded to include some other relational dimension. Other relational dimensions within the counselor-client relationship explored in this educational content include sexual relationships, providing services other than counseling, such as coaching, and practicing counseling in small communities. Additionally, professional boundaries related to the counselor educator • student counselor and supervisee•supervisor relationships are addressed. This Continuing Professional Development, based on Chapter 10 from the ACA book (2019) The Counselor and the Law: A Guide to Legal and Ethical Practice (8th ed.) by Ann Marie Wheeler and Burt Bertram.

Paved With Good Intentions: Ethical Dilemmas, Court and Ethics Board Review • Part 3 The role of the counselor during legal proceedings is not always clear. During this session, the varying roles one may have as a professional counselor will be discussed, as well as specific do’s and don’ts for different types of roles. A discussion of maintaining clients’ privacy and ethical professional boundaries is included. Suggestions for maintaining appropriate documentation will be offered. This presentation provides practical guidance on managing the often-stressful courtroom environment and how counselors can adhere to ethical obligations and maintain their professional reputability.

Paved With Good Intentions: Ethical Dilemmas, Court and Ethics Board Review • Part 2 Paved With Good Intentions: Ethical Dilemmas, Court and Ethics Board Review • Part 2 continues to build upon the counselor's knowledge of the court system by outlining what to expect during the courtroom proceedings. Counselors will learn terminology commonly used in court as well as suggestions on do’s and don’ts when testifying. Part two also explores ethical review processes and ethical implications of counselor competency and expertise.