Ethical Issues with Clients and Colleagues in Private Practice Settings - May 20, 2026

A 6-Hour Training with Scott Meyer, Ph.D, MSW

Virtual via Zoom | 8:30am-4:00pm

Presentation: There are numerous private practices providing therapy and other mental health related services throughout the United States. These settings pose unique ethical challenges for clients and professionals. This training session will address several major ethical concepts that can arise in private practice setting including boundaries, doing no harm, dual relationships, etc. Ethical accountability to licensing boards will also be addressed as it relates to practice management and assuring that all professionals providing services are properly approved and/or licensed by the government licensing board. The material will review distinction between law and ethics, the use of professional Codes of Ethics (NASW, ACA, NAADAC, etc.), ethics hot lines, and ethics committees in the examination of situations that may arise, the need for peer collaboration and self-care related to ethical decision making, as well as a review of models that can be employed for examining and responding to situations that involve ethical principles. Finally, the training will provide participants with ideas for prevention of potential ethical issues that can arise in private practice settings.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Identify several ethical concepts that can arise in private practice settings and understand how they can impact service delivery and efficacy;
2. List several components of ethical decision-making models that can be utilized when ethical challenges surface in private practice settings;
3. List several action steps that can be taken to prevent or reduce ethical issues from surfacing in their private practice settings; and
4. Demonstrate knowledge of resources including professional Codes of Ethics that can be beneficial to use when ethical challenges arise in their private practice settings.

6 Contact Hours Available

CRSW Performance Domains: 2
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 6-7 & 10-13
Certified Prevention Specialist Domains: 6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category A) & Psychologist (Category A) 

NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

This course has been approved by New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #23792, NHADACA is responsible for all aspects of the programming.

This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.