New York State Professional Ethics For Psychologists

This course meets the New York State requirement for Psychologists, for both ethics and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries. However, for more in-depth study of professional boundaries, we recommend the course in Dual Relationships the Ethical Way

While ethics forms the foundation of professional activity for psychologists, too often important details are misunderstood, and risk management concerns override sound clinical judgement. In this intermediate level course, an overview of the most important features of ethical practice is provided along with a thorough discussion of how conflicting demands influence decision making.

This course is comprised of three parts, each containing written text with audio versions. In the first part of this course, a definition of ethics is provided along with a review of relevant content in the three governing aspects of ethics; Standards of care, the American Psychological Association Code of Ethics, and Federal and New York State laws. Part two begins with an overview of current regulations pertaining to engaging in Telemental health and seques into a discussion of why ethical conflicts arise along with guidelines and recommendations when conflicts do arise. Part three contains two brief articles discussing the nature of dual relations and professional boundaries describing ethically sound approaches to engaging in such relationships.