Appropriate Professional Boundaries In Clinical Practice

Mental health practitioners are responsible for maintaining professional boundaries and relationships in clinical practice. While some boundary violations may be easy to identify, this training is designed to explore the nuanced boundary questions clinicians face across their professional career. Participants will be invited to examine the diverse, contextual factors related to self, their clients, and treatment that impact the management of boundaries in clinical practice.

This training will guide attendees through both “person-of-the-therapist” and ethical- decision making frameworks to be applied to a range of professional boundary questions. Participants will be provided practical strategies for both the prevention and remediation of boundary issues, helping clinicians increase awareness of potential vulnerabilities and methods for intentionality.

Finally, attendees will be provided an opportunity to review their own clinical practice to apply the material toward practical, management efforts.

3 CEs available to NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, NYS Licensed Psychoanalysts, and NYS Licensed Psychologists provided by Hudson Valley Professional Development, LLC upon successful completion of training.

This training fulfills the Appropriate Professional Boundaries requirement for NYS LMHCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, LMSWs, LCATs, psychoanalysts and NYS Licensed Psychologists.

Objectives:

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to

-increase understanding of “person-of-the-therapist” and its intersection with professional boundaries.

-define and differentiate between professional boundaries, boundary crossings, and boundary violations.

-increase confidence in utilizing an ethical decision-making framework when faced with professional boundary questions.

- describe at least one remediation and one prevention strategy to mitigate professional boundary risks.

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In accordance with the NY State Department of Education guidelines, in order to receive continuing education contact hours, a participant needs to be present for the duration of the workshop/training. Therefore, participants who arrive late or leave the event early will not be granted a certificate of completion.

​Cancellation Policy: Refunds will be provided for cancellations made in writing up to the day before the event.

Accommodations and Accessibility: HVPD welcomes participants with diverse abilities. Please contact us at info@hudsonvalleyprofessionaldevelopment.com to request accessibility accommodations. Accommodation requests are considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Dr. Rachel Diamond is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) and American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor. She maintains a private practice in Chicago, Rachel Diamond, PLLC, where she primarily works with individuals and couples presenting with issues related to pregnancy and adjusting to new parenthood.

Additionally, she is an adjunct supervisor for The Family Institute at Northwestern University where she provides supervision to MFT therapists-in-training. Dr. Diamond worked for nearly a decade as a university professor and training director in accredited MFT programs, where she taught and supervised hundreds of graduate students.

Dr. Diamond's writings can be found in journals such as Family Process, Journal of Family Therapy, Family Relations, and Contemporary Family Therapy, as well as her Psychology Today blog “Preparing for Parenthood”.

For the full calendar of upcoming Continuing Education trainings, visit our website: www.hudsonvalleyprofessionaldevelopment.com