Ethics and Boundary Issues: Multiple Relationships
This study discusses the ethical dilemma of multiple relationships. This issue continues to hold the attention of ethics commissions across all the major counseling disciplines. This study will investigate some issues of multiple relationships as they may present in counseling practice. Positions with respect to multiple relationships have shifted over the recent decade with the professions taking the time to consider the complex realities of the professional in the context of their community.
This course is applicable for all mental health professionals, including non-Florida psychologists, in the area of multiple relationships. Approved for Florida LCSW, LMFT and LMHC and for psychologists outside Florida.
Psychologists Note: THIS COURSE IS NOT THE CORRECT SELECTION FOR FLORIDA PSYCHOLOGISTS!!! Florida psychologists need to order the version of this course with the title. (Florida Ethics and Statutes Affecting the Practice of Psychology: Multiple Relationships)
Note: The content may meet requirements in other states as well please check our approvals page and your state board. Resources provided are for all fifty states.
Available as a live course. Contact us for information.
Developed by: Karen Albig Smith, LMFT, LCAS, MAC, CAP, SAP, SAE
Revised 2018
Description: This study discusses the ethical dilemma of multiple relationships. This issue continues to hold the attention of ethics commissions across all the major counseling disciplines. This study will investigate some issues of multiple relationships as they may present in counseling practice. Positions with respect to multiple relationships have shifted over the recent decade with the professions taking the time to consider the complex realities of the professional in the context of their community. This study is inclusive of the five major professions; psychology, social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy and addictions professionals and will acquaint the reader with the current guidelines.
The course will discuss the challenges and opportunities within the context of non-sexual multiple relationships. Please note that the term dual relationship is used interchangeably with the term multiple relationships as the various disciplines use one or the other and are essentially the same. The topic of multiple relationships is a broad one certainly greater than the scope of this study. We have chosen to concentrate on the area of non-sexual multiple relationships and rather than discuss various specific multiple relationships we will explore the dynamic quality of boundaries as they relate to professional practice.
Learners will obtain an enhanced understanding of the line between crossing a boundary and violating a boundary. This general understanding will best serve practitioners when examining specific situations.
CE Credits: 3
CE Broker#: HS 20-211246, OL 20-211247
Methods: Pre-test, study guide, posttest and evaluation, internet sources via URLs, Q&A by email.
Content Areas: Ethics, Confidentiality, Practice readiness, Risk management, Legal and regulatory.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to equip practitioners to examine multiple relationships to reduce the incidence of harm in clinical practice.
Target Audience: School psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional counselors, mental health counselors, nurses, employee assistance professionals, addiction professionals, behavioral health technicians, and other allied professionals who may work with these populations.
States that accept Program Services credits because of our national approvals: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
Accepts Program Services credits because we hold another state SW board approval: Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia Cross-disciplinary
States with no specified requirements/limitations or self- submit after the fact Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wyoming, New Mexico
Program Services credits not available for Social Work in these states: Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana
South Carolina Board of Nursing CEBroker provider #50-1651
District Columbia Board of Nursing CEBroker provider #50-1651
Allied profession approvals can be found at https://www.programservices.org/approvals?other=true
Online Course
- CE Broker#:
- 20-211247
- CE Credits:
- 3
- Price:
- $30.00