Clear Guidelines for Ethical Delivery of Distance Counseling and Supervision
Distance delivery of counseling and supervision is growing in popularity and evidence-based support. However, many mental health professionals are baffled by the details of how to do this in a sound and ethical manner. Ethical decision making is hard enough in a traditional counseling setting, much less in a distance setting.
Fortunately, key national and international organizations have established ethical guidelines outlining the dos and don’ts of distance counseling and supervision. Dr. Stretch shares a best practices model for meeting and exceeding these guidelines. HIPAA/HITECH requirements, proactive procedures for dealing with consent and boundary issues, models for ethical decision making, and the steps to take next—all of this and much more awaits you in this dynamic seminar.
Course Content
Distance Mental Health Services Defined
Current Ethical Standards
Technology
Distance Counseling Relationship
Ethical decision making
Competence
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Manual_Demystifying Ethics for Distance Counseling & Supervision (1.62 MB) | Available after Purchase |
LORIANN STRETCH, PhD, LPCS, NCC, ACS, is the Program Director and Department Chair for Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Prior to this, she served as the Research Faculty Lead for Walden University’s CACREP accredited MHC program. Her past positions include leading Capella University’s Counselor Education PhD program, serving as clinical director of a multidisciplinary mental health agency, teaching psychology and counselor education courses at several state and private universities, and counseling in a variety of settings including vocational rehabilitation, domestic violence/sexual assault support, court advocacy, college/university counseling, disability services, foster care group homes, child support services, clinical supervision, and private practice.
Dr. Stretch was awarded the first Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor license in North Carolina in recognition of her advocacy work in that state and has served as the Chair, Treasurer, and Ethics Chair for the North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (NCBLPC). In addition, she served on the ACA Ethics Review Panel and is a CACREP Team Lead. She has also served as the Public Policy Chair for her state branch of AMHCA. She is trained as a Dialectical Behavioral Therapist and is an advanced practitioner of sandplay and play therapies. Her research interests include distance counseling and supervision, law and ethics, evidence-based practice, and the developmental process of becoming a therapist.
Please note: There will be a 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.
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