Professional Ethics and the Treatment of Trauma
Friday, April 19, 2019
9:00AM - 4:30PM PDT
Professional Ethics training with Cynthia Sturm Ph.D.
Location: Oregon Medical Education Foundation Event Center
11740 SW 68th Parkway Suite 100
Tigard, OR 97223
Cost: Free for RVP Volunteer Providers
Community Providers: $99.00
CE Credits: 6.0
Who Should Attend: Any healthcare provider who wants to learn more about applying ethical principles to working with trauma populations.
What you will learn
In this workshop, participants will be able to review ethical principles as they apply to working with trauma populations. Common issues include competence, informed consent and client safety, emotional boundaries and multiples roles, as well as privacy and confidentiality. There will be opportunities for discussion and application of ethical principles and decision-making models to cases. We will also discuss the risks of vicarious traumatization and clinician burnout, with suggestions for self-reflection and self-care strategies for the trauma therapist.
- Core Ethical Principles and Virtues
- Competence: Trauma Informed Care and PTSD
- Ethical Decision Making
- Informed Consent and Patient Safety
- Boundaries, Multiple Roles and Relationships
- Privacy, Confidentiality and Record-keeping
- Vicarious Traumatization and Burnout: Self-reflection and Self-care for Mental Health Professionals
Meals will be provided.
This course meets the OBMT ethics/ boundaries/ communication requirement for LMT license renewals.
CE Faculty
Cynthia Sturm, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Portland, Oregon. She works with adults and couples in her practice, and teaches and consults in areas of ethics and professional issues for mental health practitioners. She has held various leadership roles in the American Psychological Association and Oregon Psychological Association, including serving on both the OPA and APA Ethics Committees. Her areas of professional interest include psychotherapy, PTSD, ethics and decision-making, practice guidelines and models of continuing education for professionals.
Presentation Materials and Recording
You can see the Professional Ethics Powerpointn and Professional Ethics Handout - you can see just how comprehensive and informative this training was for our volunteer and community providers! You can also view the entire presentation below.
Day of the Event: Doors and registration open at 8:30AM.
Parking is free in the OMEF lot.
Contact: Mike McCarrel .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
503-954-2259
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