Ethics in Reflective Practice: Why do I need to keep taking ethics CEs?

A Lecture by: Patricia Walker, Ph.D.

Presentation Description 

In this presentation, Dr. Patricia Walker will discuss how ethical practice arises out of a reflective capacity, itself the product of ongoing professional development, which enables psychologists, social workers, and professional counselors to distinguish and regulate personal feelings, values and interests in favor of therapeutic goals (Pieper, 1999).  In contrast, Dr. Walker will illustrate how lapses by psychotherapists – when they unknowingly pursue personal rather than therapeutic motives – set the stage for ethics and risk management missteps and sub-optimal patient care.  We will discuss a wide variety of lapses caused by personal interests. 

Cost to attend this seminar is $10. Three (3.0) hours of CEs available to Social Workers, Psychologists, and Counselors for an additional fee (see Registration Page).

**This seminar satisfies the Ethics CE requirement for social workers and psychologists**

Presenter Bio:

Patricia Walker, Ph.D. 

Patricia Walker, Ph.D. is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with more than twenty-five years of experience treating adults in individual and couples psychotherapy in her downtown private practice. In addition, Dr. Walker provides clinical consultation and psychotherapy to mental health professionals.  As a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, she directs a seminar on Ethics in Reflective Practice for doctoral psychology interns. 

Target Audience:

Mental health professionals including: social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, school counselors, educators in the mental health field, academics interested in mental health.

Level of Discourse:

Appropriate for beginners through advanced mental health practitioners.