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Live Webinar

Ethical Competence for Clinicians

Best Practices and Guiding Principles for Effective Treatment

Speaker:
Sharon Lawrence, LCSW-C, ACSW, CFSW, CAMS-II, BC-TMH
Duration:
Full Day
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR
Product Code:
LWC059396
Brochure Code:
PWZ95506
Media Type:
Live Webinar - Also available: Digital Seminar | Live Webinar

Dates

Normal Price:      $324.99 - Now:  $64.99 - Exclusive offer when combined with this live training.

Description

Mental health professionals are responsible for managing heavy caseloads, maintaining clinical documentation, and so much more all while trying to consistently address conflict, adhere to administrative demands, and provide adequate supervision in support of the agency goals and mission.

With the juggling of these professional commitments, there are personal areas that run the risks of being ignored including areas involving self-care. Clinicians are skilled at assisting others to achieve better outcomes in their lives but may not prioritize this as an area for their own.

It is imperative that clinicians identify these areas on a consistent basis and keep them in view to ensure reduced risk of violating them.

But with the amount of responsibility, the risks can surface unknowingly if attention and guidance is not present.

So join Sharon J. Lawrence, LCSW-C, LCSW, ACSW, EAS-C, BC-TMH, who with 20 years’ experience as a clinician, will provide a clear and strength-based foundation for ethical standards regarding competence. During this workshop, you will also gain an understanding of ethics in the following areas:

  • Understanding and defining the code of ethics with ease
  • Addressing ethical dilemmas in clinical and non-clinical settings
  • Developing policies and procedures that adhere to the code of conduct.
  • Education on emotional intelligence
  • How to ethically cultivate and maintain responsibility for self
  • Receiving effective supervision
  • Liability, treatment decisions, and private actions
  • Boundary issues as a clinician

Leave this interactive training with increased confidence and reassurance on how to manage oneself in the workplace and in the community!

Register now!

Credit

Program Information

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



Canada Credit - *

NOTE: Each purchase includes CE credit for one individual (participants in full attendance will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, Q&A, and others.

Continuing Education Information: Credits listed below are for full attendance at the live, interactive webinar only. This webinar is being broadcast live in real-time and must be attended live, in its entirety, in order to earn credit. You will be able to type questions to the speaker. The speaker will see the questions and address them during the presentation as time allows. Please note, your licensing board dictates whether web-based activities are an acceptable form of continuing education, as well as which credit types are acceptable for continuing education hours. Please refer to your licensing board's rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.

For Planning Committee disclosures, please see the statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.


Canada Credit - ---

Earn up to 6.25 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession. 


Canada Credit - Ethics

THIS ACTIVITY QUALIFIES FOR 6.25 HOURS  OF General ETHICS INSTRUCTION. Not all boards allow ethics credit for on-line programs. If ethics is not specified within your licensing board’s approval statement below, please contact your board to determine the applicability and amount of ethics allowed.


Canada Credit - Canadian Counsellors and Psychotherapists

PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This activity is approved for 6.0 credit hours.


Canada Credit - Social Workers - National ASWB ACE

PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2029. Social workers completing this course receive 6.25 Ethics continuing education credits.

Course Level: Intermediate Format: Synchronous distance.  Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

 

Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities offered by providers approved by the ASWB ACE program for ongoing professional development.


Canada Credit - Other Professions

This activity qualifies for 380 continuing education minutes as required by many national and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements. 


US National Boards - Addiction Counselors - NAADAC

This course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming.

This course offers 6.0 continuing education contact hours in the Legal, Ethical and Professional Development skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance. 


US National Boards - Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists – ANCC

PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses in full attendance will earn 6.25 contact hours. Partial contact hours will be awarded for partial attendance.



Speaker

Sharon Lawrence, LCSW-C, ACSW, CFSW, CAMS-II, BC-TMH's Profile

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Sharon J. Lawrence, LCSW-C, ACSW, CFSW, CAMS-II, BC-TMH, is a licensed clinical social worker in the states of Maryland, Virginia and Florida. She currently specializes in providing therapy to therapists, professionals and couples. Mrs. Lawrence is also a Certified Anger Management Specialist – Level II, a Board Certified Telemental Health Provider, and Certified Prepare/Enrich Facilitator Trainer. Mrs. Lawrence is an adjunct professor at Bowie State University and Prince George’s Community College in Maryland where she teaches ethics, sociology, and race, class and gender. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and is a Board Approved Clinical Social Work Supervisor with the State of Maryland.

With 20 years of experience in the field of social work and human services, Mrs. Lawrence has an extensive knowledge of the child welfare, court system and mental health areas. She has developed trainings and curriculum that has been presented nationally. Mrs. Lawrence provides clinical consultation and hosts a quarterly networking event for clinicians within the DC metropolitan area.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sharon Lawrence is the owner of SJL Professional Services, Inc. and Selah Wellness & Therapeutic Services, LLC. She has employment relationships with Bowie State University, and Prince George's Community College. Sharon Lawrence receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Sharon Lawrence is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.


Alternate Dates

Ethical Competence for Clinicians
Mon, Jun 22, 2026 - 10:00am to 06:00pm EDT - Product Code LWC059396

Additional Info

Program Information

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.


Questions?

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Objectives

  1. Demonstrate how the NASW, ACA, and APA Code of Ethics apply to competency and liability.
  2. Understand ethical dilemmas clinicians and professionals face in working with clients in clinical and non-clinical settings.
  3. Explain state laws and regulations that govern standards related to clinician’s competency.
  4. Apply the code of ethics and state statutes to current practice policies and how to manage self.
  5. Summarize the Theory of Levels of Stigma, Epistemology; and the Orem self-care theory.
  6. Understand the difference between ethics and morals; and how they both require comprehension in the field.

Outline

Ethical Competence Made Easy

  • Key ethics terminology
  • Understanding the codes of ethics
  • Ethical responsibilities as professionals
  • Competence, private conduct, and deception
  • Moral principles

Ethics Related to Maintaining Self-Care

  • Action and self-preservation about health and career
  • Mental, emotional, and physical health
  • The impact on self and ability to function as a clinician/ self-neglect
  • Questionable decision making
  • Improve critical thinking
  • Implementation of emotional intelligence

Addressing Trauma and Unethical Implications

  • Non-exemption
  • Burn out and vicarious trauma
  • Substance abuse and other influences
  • Understanding and exploring historical factors

Liability, Treatment Decisions, and Private Actions

  • Essentials of ethics and morals
  • Complexities for ethics and morals
  • Adherence to ethics
  • Avoiding pitfalls and risks
  • Choice vs. Impairment
  • Integrity of the profession

Boundary Issues as a Clinician

  • Dual relationships
  • Professional roles
  • Social media
  • Technology (text and talk)
  • Case study: How to ethically cultivate and maintain responsibility for self

Importance of Receiving Effective Supervision

  • Supervision is necessary/ teachable aspects
  • Character maintenance
  • Prevention of risks
  • Addressing unethical actions
  • Implications and restoration
  • Comprehending complex cases
  • Understanding the importance of rapport
  • Reducing risks and removing assumptions
  • Initiating and maintaining boundaries

Therapy, Support & Prevention

  • Development of self-care routine
  • Supervision is NOT therapy
  • Removing stigma associated with seeking support
  • Don’t wait until it is too late

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Physicians
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Behavioral Health Nurses
  • Case Managers
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

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