Healing in Connection: Ethical Boundaries in the Clinical Relationship

Healing in Connection: Ethical Boundaries in the Clinical Relationship

— 3 NYS CE Credits —

Monday, November 3, 2025
6:00–9:00 PM ET
VIRTUAL ON ZOOM

The therapeutic relationship is central to healing, and setting and maintaining ethical boundaries is essential to creating that relationship.

This course will create a collaborative space for exploring how we define, establish, and maintain healthy boundaries within our practice, particularly in the face of new technologies and social norms that continue to create new challenges. By exploring the relationship between ethical values and boundaries, strategizing how to respond to case examples, and practicing reflective skills to refine our relationships with clients, we will strengthen our collective capacity to engage in this critical therapeutic work.

Teaching Methods: Collaborative lecture, case examples, reflective practice, and facilitated discussion.

In this workshop, you'll:

• Clarify how ethical values inform boundary-setting in the clinical relationship.
• Strategize responses to real-world case examples, including challenges introduced by technology and social media.
• Practice reflective skills to strengthen use of self and therapeutic alliance.
• Develop practical guidelines to establish, communicate, and maintain healthy boundaries with clients.

Who Should Attend:
Clinicians, supervisors, and trainees seeking to refine ethical decision-making and boundary-setting skills in contemporary practice.

𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑌𝑆 𝐵𝑜𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠' 3 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠.

NYS Continuing Education Information

• The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts.
• The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy is recognized by the NYS Education Department State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education credit for licensed social workers.
• The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors.
• The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists.
• The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists.
• The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists.

AASECT CE Credit Information

• The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy is a Provider Organization of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. Select workshops and modules offered by ICP meet the requirements AASECT and are approved for CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT Certification and renewal of certification.