PRESENTER

Sasha Lambert, Ph.D.

OBJECTIVES:

Describe current trends in multiple licensure and interstate practice, including PSYPACT and the Counseling Compact.

Compare ethical codes and state laws across professions and jurisdictions, including mandated reporting, duty to warn, and forensic practice requirements.

Evaluate the benefits and risks of practicing under multiple licenses and across state lines.

Apply a practical framework for managing ethical obligations across multiple licenses and jurisdictions.

AGENDA:

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.  –  Registration

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Examine the trend toward multiple credentials (e.g., LPC and BCBA, psychologist and BCBA, medical psychologist and psychologist) and interstate practice through PSYPACT, the Counseling Compact, and other licensure compacts

Discuss how ethical codes compare across disciplines, including where they conflict and which code governs when a clinician holds more than one credential

Review of key state-by-state differences in laws governing practice, including mandated reporting, duty to warn/protect, and forensic practice

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Break

10:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Weigh the pros and cons, including expanded access to care versus role confusion, conflicting obligations, and exposure to multiple licensing boards

Case-based application of conflicts that arise when codes and laws collide

Review of literature-based recommendations and an applicable framework for practicing effectively across multiple licenses and jurisdictions

11:45 p.m. – Adjournment

CE APPROVALS:

Psychologists – Professional Training Resources, Inc.  is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for Psychologists.  Professional Training Resources, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Licensed Professional Counselors – Professional Training Resources, Inc. has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5829.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Professional Training Resources, Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Social Workers – This program has been approved for 3 ethics continuing education contact hours by the National Association of Social Workers, Louisiana Chapter, and may be applied toward the continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.

Substance Abuse Counselors  – approved by the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority for 3 clock hours.

NASP – Professional Training Resources is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists.  Professional Training Resources maintains responsibility for the program.

Other Professions – may seek apply for education credits through their respective boards.  Everyone in attendance will receive a certificate of attendance for 3 clock hours.