Title: Crisis Intervention Ethics Casebook

Title: Ethical and Legal Considerations: Complicated Issues in Challenging Times

Presenter: Stephanie Dailey, EdD

Description: Over the last decade, conscience objections have surfaced in the public arena, raising questions as to whether counselors may legally refuse services to LGBTQ+ clients due to a counselor’s personally held beliefs. These laws not only deny services to LGBTQ+ clients, but are in direct violation of the ACA Code of Ethics (2014). In addition to values-based referrals, this presentation will address other challenging and complex ethical and legal issues all counselors, particularly those working with LGBTQ+ adults, need to know.

Title: Ethical Decision-Making of Supervisors of Color

Authors: Dana Heller Levitt, PhD; Candice R. Crawford, PhD; Shanta Pamphile, MA

Description: There is limited research on applying ethical decision-making models to supervision (Levitt, Crawford, & Pamphile, 2022). Levitt et al. found that much of the multicultural research on supervision focuses on white supervisors working with minority supervisees, but that limited and outdated research exists regarding supervisors of color. At the same time, the American Counseling Association’s (ACA) Code of Ethics (ACA, 2014) guides counselor supervisors to be aware of multiculturalism in the supervisory relationship (Levitt et al.). This Continuing Professional Development explores the intersection of ethics and race or culture for minority supervisors.

Title: Ethical Issues Related to the Practice of Online Clinical Supervision

Presenters: John P. Duggan, EdD; Rachel McCrickard; and Harriet L. Glosoff, PhD; and Edina Renfro-Michel, PhD

Description: All pre-licensed counselors have mandatory supervision hours before they are eligible for independent practice as a professional counselor. Often, new professionals often experience difficulty locating potential clinical supervisors. Many are not always a “good fit,” or sometimes a supervisee may have to drive long distances to meet in-person. Now, more states licensure boards allow the accrual of clinical supervision hours through live, online video conferences. This course is designed to help clinical supervisors, and pre-licensed counselors better understand ethical issues related to distance supervision and to be aware of technological advances related to the delivery of clinical supervision. Motivo, the first online platform connecting pre-licensed counselors with clinical supervisors, and ACA will demonstrate how new technology might help a supervisor and supervisee. Still have questions after the webinar? ACA members seeking licensure can find a supervisor and receive a discount on their first three sessions of supervision. Get started with Motivo at https://wearemotivo.com/american-counseling-association

Title: Ethical, Legal, and Risk Management Considerations: Understanding the Landscape of Telebehavioral Health and Supervision

Authors: Jennifer Nivin Williamson, PhD and Daniel G. Williamson, PhD

Description: This continuing professional development product showcases the characteristics of effective supervisors. Telebehavioral health is a useful therapeutic tool that helps connect counselors and clients, especially when physical proximity is not possible or preferred. Counselors must ensure that they have appropriate licensure, training credentials, and liability insurance as they engage in these practices.

Title: Ethics and Values in Real-Life Counseling Practice

Presenters: Stephanie F. Dailey, EdD and John P. Duggan, EdD

Description: Counselors often face difficult situations when counseling clients with different belief systems. Understanding how one’s own value system can affect the ability to counsel effectively is the first step to navigating tricky client sessions and situations. Dr. Stephanie Dailey will discuss ways counselors can support their clients without sacrificing their own values.

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: Justice and Advocacy: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas when Counseling Unaccompanied Minors in Detention Centers

Authors: John P. Duggan, EdD; Jazmone Wilkerson, JD; and Courtland Lee, PhD

Description: In this article, participants will explore how to navigate ethical dilemmas when counseling unaccompanied minors in federal detention centers. This article discusses the potential implications and conflicts between the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics, federal laws, and workplace policies through a social justice lens.

Title: Key Ethical Issues in Working With Spiritual and Religious Values in Counseling

Presenter: Richard E. Watts, PhD

Description: Regardless of work setting, clients regularly present with issues related to spiritual and religious values. Counselors, however, often feel unprepared to work with clients presenting with spiritual or religious issues. This is particularly True regarding the ethics of working with spiritual and religious issues in counseling. This panel session, by members of the ASERVIC Ethical Values Committee, will address key ethical issues when addressing clients’ spiritual and religious values.