University Center
Room 2217
8600 University Blvd
Evansville, IN 47712

Indiana Psychological Association
 

CE Credits

REGISTRATION
 
BY July 31, 2018

 
HALF DAY - 3.0 CE Hours

 
MORNING SESSION

Ethical Dilemmas: Reaching Resolution
By: Shannon E. Woller, PsyD, ABPP

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
Ethical dilemmas arise when two or more values come into conflict and are common occurrences in all facets of psychology.  However, despite being frequently encountered, ethical dilemmas can create significant amounts of distress, frustration, and circular thinking for those involved especially in situations that do not present immediately obvious solutions.  The purpose of this presentation is to provide psychologists with tools to help clarify the values in conflict when ethical dilemmas are identified, to write meaningful ethics questions that clearly summarize the dilemmas, and to generate options for ethical resolution of the dilemmas.  To achieve these aims, the presentation will first review a number of common values that come into conflict in psychology (e.g. beneficence and autonomy, confidentiality and duty to warn, and competence and nonmaleficence). Next, a structured formula for generating ethics questions will be presented.  Lastly, the structured ethics questions will be used to guide information seeking and generation of alternatives for resolution of the conflict.   Examples provided during the presentation will cover clinical, teaching, and research aspects of psychology to show how these principles are applicable across the field.  By the end of the presentation, attendees will have practical and reproducible tools that they can use in their professional endeavors to clarify and resolve challenging ethical dilemmas.
 
The steps to be covered in the current presentation are based on the National Center for Ethics in Healthcare’s CASES approach to resolving bioethical dilemmas and will be applied specifically to a psychology audience.  The National Center on Ethics in Healthcare has spent considerable resources outlining a process for ethics consultation which can be applied by individuals or groups when they are faced with ethical challenges.  The history of the CASES approach will be briefly summarized and resources for additional study will be presented for interested attendees to review following the presentation.
 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By completing the program, participants will be able to:

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
This presentation will review the recent mutual professional interest in, and growth of, integrated care, specifically in primary care settings.  The speaker, who has helped advance integrated care in west-central Indiana and east-central Illinois over the past two decades, will discuss models of collaborative care, examples of successful collaboration, barriers to collaboration, and potential problem areas and concerns.  Special attention will be given to possible ethical pitfalls and important ethical differences between psychology and various medical professions.  The speaker will add humor and personal examples to illustrate the exciting possibilities and challenges of integrated care and provide practical advice for those psychologists interested in exploring this growing area of practice.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By completing the program, participants will able to:

1.      Describe various models for collaborating with primary care providers, ranging from coordinated care to fully integrated care.
2.      Demonstrate an improved understanding of the professionals, settings, scope, and patient-based advantages of primary care medicine.
3.      Explain the salient roles of psychology in primary care settings and the potential challenges and ethical pitfalls associated with these roles.
4.      Describe how the provision of services in an integrated care model differs from the traditional behavioral healthcare delivery model.

Joseph R. Biggs, PhD, HSPP
Dr. Biggs received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Indiana State University in 1989, his M.S. in agency counseling from Indiana State University in 1985, and his B.A. in psychology from Hanover College in 1984.  He has been a licensed psychologist and Health Service Provider in Psychology in Indiana since 1990 focusing on rural behavioral health and clinical health psychology.  After six years in rural community mental health at the start of his career, he joined Union Hospital (Terre Haute) as its inpatient medicine consultation-liaison psychologist treating patients across all units of the hospital.  He served as the Behavioral Science Coordinator for the Union Hospital Family Medicine Residency from 2004 until 2010.  In that role, he directed the training of family medicine residents in interpersonal, communication, cultural competency, diagnostic, and intervention skills and supervised clinical and counseling psychology doctoral students in integrated primary care settings.  He has been an adjunct faculty member in the counseling psychology (inactive) and clinical psychology departments at Indiana State University since 1992.  He is the Chairperson of the Indiana State Psychology Board and a member of the Indiana Psychological Association. 
 
SPECIAL NOTE TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES:
The Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Indiana Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
 
Through the Indiana State Psychology Board and Indiana Behavioral Health Board:

* IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for psychologists.
* IPA is an approved provider of Category I continuing education for LSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LMFTA, LCAC and LAC.

Licensees must judge the program’s relevance to their professional practice.
 
All licensees who attend the entire session and complete the evaluation forms will receive a CE certificate via email confirming that 6 Category I CE credits were earned for full day attendance or 3 Category I CE credits were earned for half day attendance.
 
Please note that APA rules require that credit be given only to those who attend the entire workshop session.  Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leaving early will not receive CE credits.  Partial credit cannot be given.

Cancellation/Refund Policy: 
IPA will provide refunds for registration cancellations made at least 10 days before the event minus a $25 cancellation fee.  No refunds will be given for cancellations fewer than 10 days before an event.
 
Accessibility Statement:
For questions about venue accessibility or to request accommodations, please contact the IPA office at 317-257-7449. Please specify your accommodations at least one week in advance to ensure seamless access. 

Photographer Statement:
By registering for this event, you authorize the Indiana Psychological Association and its agents, contractors, and volunteers to take your photograph at any time during the meeting or event.  Photos may be used on, but not limited to, the IPA website, brochures, Facebook, Twitter, and other IPA materials.  If you request to be excluded from photos, please request so during the registration process and verify your request at the event check-in.