Appropriate Professional Boundaries In Clinical Practice

This training provides a framework for navigating professional boundaries issues which may arise in clinical practice.
About this Event

Mental health professionals are responsible for maintaining professional boundaries and relationships in clinical practice. While the prevention of some boundary violations may seem clear, there are countless aspects of managing professional boundaries that are nuanced that all clinicians face across their professional career.

This training will guide attendees through a framework for ethical-decision making to be applied to a range of professional boundary questions that can arise in a typical clinical practice. The presenter will also describe prevention and remediation strategies related to boundaries and professional relationships. Finally, attendees will be provided an opportunity to review their own clinical practice to apply the material toward practical, management efforts.

3 CEs available to NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts, and NYS Licensed Psychologists provided by Hudson Valley Professional Development, LLC upon successful completion of training.

This training fulfills the Appropriate Professional Boundaries requirement for NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, psychoanalysts and NYS Licensed Psychologists.

Objectives:

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to

-define and differentiate between professional boundaries, boundary crossings, and boundary violations

-increase confidence in utilizing ethical decision-making framework when faced with professional boundary questions

-describe at least 1 prevention strategy to mitigate risk of professional boundary violations

-describe at least 1 remedial boundary strategy

In accordance with the NY State Department of Education guidelines, in order to receive continuing education contact hours, a participant needs to be present for the duration of the workshop/training. Therefore, participants who arrive late or leave the event early will not be granted a certificate of completion.

Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be provided for cancellations made in writing up to the day before the event.

Accommodations and Accessibility: HVPD welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Dr. Rachel Diamond is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor. She maintains a private practice in Chicago, Rachel Diamond, PLLC, where she primarily works with individuals and couples presenting with issues related to pregnancy and adjusting to new parenthood.

Additionally, she is an adjunct supervisor for The Family Institute at Northwestern University where she provides supervision to MFT therapists-in-training. Dr. Diamond worked for nearly a decade as a university professor and training director in accredited MFT programs, where she taught and supervised hundreds of graduate students.

Dr. Diamond's writings can be found in journals such as Family Process, Journal of Family Therapy, Family Relations, and Contemporary Family Therapy, as well as her Psychology Today blog “Preparing for Parenthood”.