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Navigating High-Conflict Co-Parenting: Ethics and Strategies
Presented by Karalynn Royster, PsyD
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Course: #2697Level: Intermediate2 Hours
When therapy intersects with custody disputes, clinicians face heightened legal and ethical risk. This practical training clarifies the treating-therapist role versus evaluator functions; demystifies privilege, consent, and disclosures across two-home families; and provides concrete tools such as scripts, and documentation do’s/don’ts to navigate court orders, collateral requests, and high-conflict communication without drifting into forensic opinions.

Ethics of Threat Assessment
Presented by James Andrews, PhD, LCSW, LICSW, BCD, CMFSW
Live WebinarMon, Mar 9, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT
Course: #2692Level: Intermediate1 Hour

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This course equips mental health professionals with a principled, practical approach to evaluating risk in behavioral health settings. Participants explore core ethical principles, analyze common ethical challenges MHPs face in real-world threat assessment, and learn to apply decision-making frameworks such as, Structured Clinical Judgment (SCJ). This course blends theory, case analysis, and applied tools to strengthen ethical clarity and professional judgment.

Ethics Beyond Professional Codes: Wisdom from Buddhist Traditions for Behavioral Health Professionals
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
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Course: #2688Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course examines how Buddhist principles can enrich ethical decision-making in mental health practice. Participants will explore how compassion (karuṇā), mindfulness (sati), impermanence (anicca), and non-harming (ahiṃsā) may be integrated with professional codes of ethics to promote more holistic and compassionate care.

Islamic Ethics in Mental Health Practice: Insights for Ethical and Culturally Informed Care
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
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Course: #2645Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course provides examples of how Islamic ethics can be used to inform ethical decision-making and conduct in behavioral health practice. Learn how community responsibility, holistic wellbeing, mercy, dignity, beneficence, and other Islamic principles can be integrated with duties from professional codes of ethics.

Ethics of AI for Clinical Assessments and Documentation
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
Live WebinarMon, Apr 20, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT
Course: #2748Level: Advanced1 Hour
This course examines key ethical issues associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical assessment and documentation. Participants will explore challenges related to professional integrity, competence, confidentiality, and informed consent, and will learn practical strategies for ethically integrating AI tools into clinical practice.

Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Record Keeping: Balancing Concerns of Clients, Practitioners, and Other Stakeholders
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
Live WebinarWed, Apr 22, 2026 at 11:00 am EDT
Course: #2668Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This case-based webinar examines ethical dilemmas that emerge when behavioral health practitioners face conflicting duties regarding clinical documentation and record-keeping. Participants learn how to employ critical reflection and analysis to navigate the tensions between the rights and interests of clients, employers, clinicians, insurance companies, and other stakeholders.

Ethics of Clinical Supervision in High-Risk Settings
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
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Course: #2627Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This webinar examines challenging ethical situations faced by mental health supervisors in high-risk contexts, including child protection, suicide, threats of violence, and substance use. It also highlights practical strategies supervisors can apply to navigate these complex situations with professionalism and care.

Ethical Considerations and Mandated Reporting: Identifying and Responding to Child and Elder Abuse
Presented by Katie Fries, MSW, LCSW
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Course: #2558Level: Introductory1 Hour
This comprehensive course equips behavioral health professionals with essential knowledge and skills to recognize, assess, and ethically respond to child and elder abuse, neglect, and mandated reporting responsibilities. In accordance with California Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences training standards for psychologists, social workers, professional clinical counselors, or marriage and family therapists. Participants will explore types of abuse, physical and behavioral indicators, reporting protocols, and trauma-informed intervention strategies. Ethical considerations, cultural sensitivity, and appropriate treatment approaches will be emphasized throughout to ensure compassionate, legally compliant care.

The Ethics of Interjurisdictional Clinical Supervision: When Supervisees Practice in Other States or Countries
Presented by Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD
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Course: #2621Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This webinar explores ethical issues that may arise when mental health professionals are supervising licensed practitioners who are practicing in different states or countries. Topics include legal compliance, professional competence, cultural competence, and reporting obligations.

ADHD and Women: Ethical and Practice Implications for Clinical Providers
Presented by Christina Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, MSW, LMSW
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Course: #2572Level: Introductory1 Hour
The number of women diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD continues to increase. Women juggle many life responsibilities and demands, often posing multiple daily challenges for them. Living with ADHD can impact all facets of life, including employment, finances, education, motherhood, and other relationships. In addition, for women navigating life with ADHD this can be further challenged by the presence of other co-occurring conditions. This webinar training will discuss a framework to understand the unique complexities and journeys that women with ADHD often encounter. Interventions, strategies, and resources to support women with ADHD and their loved ones will be discussed.