Ethics Refresher for LPCC and LPC Professionals

Counselors must participate in training concerning ethics repeatedly, not because codes of ethics have changed but because there continue to be gray areas and changes to technology. Ethics training has become increasingly important with the rise in telehealth and technology usage in sessions in the last 2 years. This workshop will reiterate important ethics codes and specify considerations for behavioral health and co-occurring disorders.

Objectives:

• Understand the differences between ethics, morals, and the law

• Learn to analyze ethical issues and how these issues influence SA and co-occurring treatment

• Understand changes in the new ACA Code of Ethics and compare with other professional codes of ethics

• Understanding ethical implications associated with technology and social media

• Learn to apply problem-solving skills in SA and Co-Occurring treatment

Presenter: Asha Dickerson, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS, CPCS

Dr. Dickerson is a current faculty member at Adler Graduate School. She has been teaching at various universities for a number of years. Some of the courses she has taught are Marriage, Couples and Family Therapy, Addictions, Social and Cultural Diversity, Theories of Personality and Psychology and Spiritual Foundation.

She has been the Co-Director of Training at Argosy University in Georgia. and the Family and Community Coordinator at the Fellowship House in Birmingham, Alabama. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia.

She co-hosts a radio show on United Intentions Media Network -Two Therapists and a Microphone. She is the author of many national and international publications.