Practice and Praxis: Exploring the How and Why of the Job (Intermediate: Clinical, Best Practice, Ethics, Professionalism)

This presentation will focus on developments in our profession within the past several years. First, it will examine the rise in telehealth in the counseling community, the importance of understanding the technology available and being used, as well as the confidentiality concerns and necessities to practice ethically and legally. Second, it will explore the importance of continuing development and identify areas that have been important to address in the past several years. Finally, it will explore professionalism and ethics, what areas are trending as problematic, and strategies to improve in those areas.

 

Objectives include:

 

Telehealth

  • Exploring the rise in its use in the past 1.5 years, and the impact on our professional landscape. Exploring the importance of maintaining HIPAA compliance and the technology being used.

Development

  • Exploring the need for continuing education, building competencies, and broadening the context of practice. Challenging what you know and how you know it from subjective to objective (evidence- based practices)

Professionalism and ethics

  • Exploring what professionalism is and how it affects others.
  • Punctuality, Writing and communication skills, Obfuscation,
  • Professional language versus jargon

Review of common ethics violations and why they are prevalent

  • Cooperation with the Board, Fraud, Relationships

Speakers

EWebber.2021
Eric J. Webber, MA, CADC, CCS, CSAT, CCPG

Eric Webber is the Director of the Legal Professionals Program and Senior Clinician for Specialty Services at Caron Treatment Center.  He provides direct care through specialty lectures and counseling sessions focused on relapse, Addiction Interaction Disorders, work/professional related issues, and other targeted needs. He conducts the Legal Professionals group, as well as a general Executive/Professional group.  Mr. Webber is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Clinical Supervisor, and holds a Certificate of Competency in Problem Gambling, all through the Pennsylvania Certification Board; he is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and a Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. He holds a Master’s Degree from Alvernia University.