NAVIGATING DUAL RELATIONSHIPS: The Ethical Way (Via ZOOM)
Friday April 26, 2024 9:00 AM 3:30 PM
A SYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room! Therapeutic relationships can become complex creating situations that may cross boundaries into dual relationships. Gift giving, bartering, unanticipated circumstances such as social encounters, unavoidably bumping into someone, hugging a client, disclosing personal information: all of these can complicate the therapeutic relationship. When your path crosses your client’s path outside of the therapy room, how do you maintain professional boundaries? What’s recommended in the Code of Ethics? Who is responsible for what? This workshop will explore various types of dual relationships that a clinician may encounter and discuss navigating those relationships in an ethical manner? Scenarios will be presented and explored in discussion. Emphasis will be placed on understanding dual relationships, what the ethics say about them, how to navigate them, and possible consequences of dual relationships. THIS IS A VIRTUAL SYNCHRONOUS WORKSHOP.
This VIRTUAL SYNCHRONOUS workshop offers 5 ETHICS Continuing Education Credits (5 CEs).
Students may email crampconsulting@gmail.com for a 50% discount code. No CEs will be given.
Presenter: Angie Smith, LPC, CPCS
Angie Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Professional Counselor
Supervisor (CPCS) in the state of Georgia. In 2021, Ms. Smith was appointed to the state of
Georgia Composite Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers and Marriage
and Family Therapists and currently serves as the chair of the Composite Board as well as the
professional practices sub-committee of the board. Ms. Smith is also a delegate to the Interstate
Compact for Licensed Professional Counselors and serves on the rules committee. Originally
from Ohio, Ms. Smith received her master’s degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH.
Her primary focus in her career has been working with the severe and persistent mental health
population in both inpatient and outpatient settings and psychiatric emergency and triage departments.
Throughout her career, Ms. Smith has worked with a variety of clients and has
extensive training and experience working with clients experiencing addiction issues, depression,
anxiety, and other mood disorders. Since moving to Georgia in 2015, Ms. Smith works with
clients in an outpatient setting and has taught counseling students at the graduate level. She is
also a grant reviewer for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
THIS IS A SYNCHRONOUS VIRTUAL PRESENTATION
Contact Info: crampconsulting@gmail.com