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

Description: 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.

Title: Risk Management: Identifying Your Client

Presenters: Danielle Irving, EdS and Jennifer Flynn, CPHRM

Description: It can be challenging for counselors to identify who the client is, especially when counseling couples and families. In their 2019 claim report, HPSO stated that failure to clearly define the identified “client” within a couple or group demonstrated an average expense of $5,440. The same report stated that failure to clarify the nature of the relationships the counselor will have with each involved person represented an average expense of $8853. This educational content, sponsored by HPSO, provides counselors with risk management practices to identify their clients.

Title: Risk Management: Malpractice Cases and Claims Against Professional Counselors

Presenters: Jazmone Wilkerson, JD; Jennifer Flynn; and John P. Duggan, EdD

Description: In this video, participants will learn how to manage professional risk and navigate ethical decisions. Participants will also learn strategies to control risk and minimize liability. Topics covered include, oral and written informed consent, legal and ethical decision-making processes and risk control strategies.

Title: The Counselor and the Law: A Guide to Legal and Ethical Practice, Eighth Edition