Myths and Faulty Beliefs about the Standard of Care in Psychotherapy and Counseling

In this one-hour continuing education webinar (1 CE credit hour), Dr. Ofer Zur will review and critique the major myths and faulty beliefs about the standard of care and ethics of psychotherapy, counseling, and mental health services.

Some of the myths that Dr. Zur will discuss include:

• Once a client, always a client: Therapists' overwhelming power over clients in perpetuity
• All dual relationships are unethical and lead to exploitation
• Boundary crossings, inevitably, lead to boundary violations
• Non-sexual touch is always the first step towards sexual touch
• Don’t (never) blame the victim - All victims are always 100% innocent
• The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is a scientifically valid, and reliable document.

The course will differentiate risk management principles from truly and valid standard of care principles. For the live webinar, participants will be able to raise questions throughout and at the conclusion of the course.

This introductory continuing education web conference is designed to:

1. Differentiate between risk management principles and the standard of care.
2. Identify the complexities involved in therapist-client power relationships.
3. Clarify the ethical concerns with dual or multiple relationships.
4. Describe some of the concerns with victims’ responsibility.
5. Explain key points in the debate on whether the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is a scientifically based document or not.

Statement of program material’s accuracy, utility, and risks: The presenter indicates the information is accurate.

Declaration of conflicts of interest and commercial support: The presenter has no financial relationship to this program and there is no conflict of interest regarding the presented material. The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent the views, policies, and positions of GoodTherapy.

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Continuing Education (CE) Information

One (1) CE contact hour will be provided by GoodTherapy for attending this web conference in its entirety. 

GoodTherapy is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.

GoodTherapy.org, provider #1352, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/2022 – 3/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 ethics continuing education credit.

GoodTherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

GoodTherapy, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0395. GoodTherapy, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0022 and for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0031.

To receive CE credit hours for an archived event, you will need to complete a survey as well as a 12 or 15-question exam, verifying that you listened to or watched the event in its entirety. Archived CE events generally are considered "homestudy" by licensing boards.

Registration Information

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Mental health professionals who are not members can access the homestudy recording for $15.50. Sign up here to purchase this CE course and earn a CE certificate.

If the event is canceled by GoodTherapy, registrants who purchased the event will be notified and the charge for the event will be refunded

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