Post-Pandemic

Ethics & Boundaries: Embracing the Gray in Post-Pandemic Practice

Course Description

Boundaries have been blurred, the landscape of our professional practice have encroached upon our personal lives, and the relationships with our clients and colleagues have changed. The pandemic asked much of us by way of flexibility and adaptation; much of it to best serve our clients, but at what cost? Is virtual practice blending into your home life? Do you feel like the clear and rigid boundaries you once had created to protect dual relationships have crumbled or blurred? Have colleagues gotten a glimpse into your world via the virtual space, perhaps sharing more than what seems comfortable?
 
Learning Objectives:

• Explore and learn how to apply an ethical decision-making model in everyday practice.
• Discover the importance of focus; learning to be fully present and request what you need to maintain healthy boundaries with clients and colleagues.
• Understand and apply varying forms of intelligence when setting healthy boundaries and settling ethical disputes.
• Learn and understand the ‘Art of Listening in a Healing Way.’
• Recognize and embrace the gray of personal decision making when ethical dilemmas are presented.

Note: The workshop will require participants to submit case scenarios/case studies at the time of submission. Each scenario/study will be incorporated into a future workshop to be examined, reviewed using an ethical screening tool, and consensus formed as to the best approach forward. Half or more of the session will be in the discussion of case scenarios/studies that encourage significant study, practice, and use of an ethical screening tool, as well as a review of the American Counseling Association ethical code and best practice.