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IPA Spring Ethics Event
The Trust Sequence XIV: Ethics and Risk Management of Navigating New Frontiers in Psychological Practice
Program Description:
For over two decades, The Trust has worked to educate and support psychologists in improving their ethics and risk management skills and strategies by providing live workshops, webinars, risk management consultations, and expanding resources. This 14th Workshop in our Sequence series continues to emphasize applied, integrated and strategic methods to help you stay grounded in ethical principles and practices, and to protect you from adverse disciplinary and legal actions.
In today's swiftly changing landscape, psychologists are witnessing a surge of fresh opportunities and possibilities. These emerging frontiers not only broaden the scope of professional activities for aiding clients and patients through innovative methods, but also offer avenues to enhance and support practice in ways that were once unimaginable. However, these new territories also come with their own set of unique challenges, unforeseen risks, and uncertainties.
Workshop XIV is dedicated to exploring the ethical considerations and risk management strategies essential for effectively maneuvering through these novel domains in psychological practice. Specific topics include: necessary considerations for expanding one’s practice into new areas, psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT), the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in psychological practice, issues related to digital security, new understandings of PSYPACT and interjurisdictional telepsychology (IJTP), and effectively managing transitions in one's practice (e.g., new employment, retirement, disability/illness, professional wills).
* This course will not fulfill requirements of all jurisdictions. It is important that potential participants review their respective state licensing board requirements prior to registering for this workshop.
Learning Objectives:
Describe basic principles of ethics and risk management, as applied to several specific clinical situations that arise in professional practice.
List at least three areas of the ethics code relevant to expanding one's psychological practice into new directions.
Describe potential risks psychologists face when growing their business in new areas.
Summarize at least three risk management strategies that can assist in mitigating risk.
Explain the current state of legality regarding this model of treatment; identify areas of unique risk when practicing PAT; and delineate at least five specific strategies for ethically managing those risks.
Define psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT).
Differentiate between legal and illegal interjurisdictional telepsychology (IJTP) practice and explain multiple avenues for legal practice.
Define three benefits and three risks of using artificial intelligence in psychological practice.
Identify three aspects of HIPAA that apply to privacy and security in emerging technology.
Summarize four steps in preparing for transitions in professional practice, and three action steps when these changes occur.
Delineate at least four risk management strategies for IJTP, both within and outside of PSYPACT, including the management of patients in crisis across jurisdictions.
Presenter: Leisl M. Bryant, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Bryant is a licensed New Hampshire and Massachusetts-based clinical and forensic psychologist, with board certification in Forensic Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. She received her B.A. from the University of West Florida, her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duquesne University, and completed a forensic postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School Law and Psychiatry Program.
Working in both criminal and civil arenas, Dr. Bryant has maintained a private practice in clinical and forensic psychology for nearly two decades and has provided psychological services in a variety of forensic and therapeutic settings.
Dr. Bryant is a Fellow with the American Academy of Forensic Psychology, and formerly served as President and Executive Director of the New Hampshire Psychological Association (NHPA). She also served on the NHPA Ethics Committee for over ten years, received the Margaret M. Riggs Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the State of New Hampshire, and was awarded the Karl F. Heiser APA Presidential Award for Advocacy. Dr. Bryant brings extensive experience in forensic, clinical, and ethical consultation, academic instruction, and professional presentation to her role on the risk management team.
Dr. Leisl Bryant
Presenter: Marc A. Martinez, PhD, HSPP
Dr. Martinez has been an ethics and risk management consultant to mental health professionals for The Trust's professional liability insurance program since 2020. Dr. Martinez founded his private practice, Clinical and Forensic Psychology Services, in 2012 through which he provides a variety of forensic and clinical services, including evaluations and consultations related to competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility/insanity defense, sexual recidivism risk (including civil commitment of individuals who commit sexual offenses), violence recidivism risk, and disability determinations. Prior to establishing his private practice, Dr. Martinez worked as the lead forensic psychologist for a secured forensic unit at a state psychiatric hospital in Georgia and as an independent examiner for New York State’s Bureau of Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment.
Dr. Marc A. Martinez received his B.A. from Cornell University and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. He completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship and a postdoctoral fellowship at Georgia Regional Hospital in Atlanta. In 2011, Dr. Martinez became board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in Forensic Psychology. Dr. Martinez is currently a licensed psychologist in Indiana as a Health Service Provider in Psychology, Ohio, and New York. He also has authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) and Temporary Authorization to Practice (TAP) under PSYPACT.
The Trust and the Indiana Psychological Association (IPA) are approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Trust and the Indiana Psychological Association maintain co-responsibility for this program and its content.
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.
Please note that APA rules require that credit be given only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leaving early will not receive CE credits and will not be eligible for the 15% premium discount described below. Partial credit cannot be given. We ask that all participants return the post-program evaluation form at the conclusion of the program. Those who attend the workshop and complete the Trust evaluation form will receive six continuing education credits.
CE certificates will be distributed via email withing two weeks post-event.
Eligibility for The Trust Insurance Premium Discounts:
Workshop completion earns 6 CE credits and eligibility to receive a 15% premium discount on your Trust Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance for your next 2 consecutive policy periods. To obtain CE discounts, submit CE certification from an organization approved by APA to offer CE credit (must have been completed within the previous 15 months) with the insurance application. Discounts cannot be combined and are not applicable to Researcher/Academician or Student policies. Group policies become eligible for the CE discount when at least 50% of those insured under the group policy submit CE certification. All applications are individually underwritten and submission of CE certification will not guarantee insurance policy issuance or renewal.
Registration Fees:
Non-Members - Psychologists and Other Professionals $275
IPA Basic, Emeritus-Retired Members, Academic, Post-doc, and Affiliate Members - $225
IPA New, Premier, Emeritus-Practicing - $200
IPA Platinum Members - $100
Registration will close on Thursday, May 9th at 11:59 p.m.
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