Ethics CE Courses for Psychologists

With increased anti-trans legislation directed toward transgender and gender-diverse youth, it is especially imperative that mental health providers support this vulnerable population. This course describes current research on transgender and gender-diverse youth and describes WPATH standards for gender-affirming care of youth. The course provides clinical guidelines with an emphasis on helping transgender and gender-diverse youth manage stressors associated with the current political climate. Last, the course investigates ethical considerations when working with trans and gender-diverse youth.

Working with patients involved in BDSM and kink can seem daunting for many clinicians. This course introduces clinicians to the principles and practices of BDSM and kink, with an emphasis on ethics, safety, and consent. Clinicians will learn to appropriately assess risk, navigate bias and stigma, and employ interventions to support and affirm BDSM, kink, and fetishes.

This intermediate course provides therapists with foundational knowledge and skills for opening up conversations about sex with children and adolescents. The course outlines sexual development in children and adolescents, discusses fundamentals of effective sex education with youth, and describes methods for ensuring that sex education is both trauma-informed and LGBT-inclusive. Ethical considerations and guidelines for clinical practice are discussed.

This course provides mental health providers with guidelines and ethical considerations for confidently addressing sexual health assessments and counseling patients on safe sexual practices. It covers the 7 P's of sexual health assessment, cultural competency for diverse populations, and practical strategies for promoting sexual health practices and managing sexually transmitted infections.

This course supports participants' knowledge in familiarizing and ascertaining practical skills to conduct parent-child relationship evaluations and screening using a blend of informal and formal assessment tools. This knowledge will further empower participants to contribute effectively to the well-being of children, facilitate treatment planning using the dynamics of parent-child relationships, and review ethical considerations for assessing this population. This course focuses on early and middle childhood.

This course explains general ethics for behavioral health clinicians, including laws, rules, and guidelines, with CA state rules/regulations/laws/ethics being highlighted. The course describes what a dual relationship is and what steps to take if a dual relationship has developed. The course identifies appropriate boundaries within professional and patient-practitioner relationships, telehealth standards, considerations for working with substance abuse populations, and explores supervisory standards.

This course will provide introductory information on key terms, concepts, and empirical findings that will aid in providing effective psychotherapy and behavioral health treatment to LGBTQ+ clients across the lifespan. It will also address unique clinical considerations and potential challenges associated with serving LGBTQ+ communities in behavioral health and psychotherapy settings.

By the very nature of their flight from hardship, refugees experience high rates of mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Recognizing the particular vulnerability of this population, it is imperative that clinicians are adequately prepared to provide ethical and culturally competent treatment using evidence-based interventions. This course will identify potential ethical concerns that may arise in treating this population, and further investigate strategies for mitigating these challenges, and it will further provide an overview of multicultural components for providing clinical support for immigrant, refugee, and asylee clients.

This course will introduce participants to concepts related to the development of fine and gross motor skills during infancy. Current research which illustrates the relation between cognitive skills such as language, and motor skills will be explored. Ethical concerns related to the process of conducting research with infants will be explained.

Behavior health professionals are not immune from implicit bias. This course aims to support medical and behavioral health providers in acknowledging these biases exist, accepting that they can negatively impact/influence care, and addressing the root causes to prevent them from leading to unempathetic care to the people we provide care. It additionally explores ethical considerations for implicit bias.