The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Clinical Practice and Technology

Live and Interactive via Zoom

3 CEUs

Technology has transformed mental health practices, particularly since the start of the pandemic, offering new means and modalities of communicating with patients, while also raising questions regarding proper safeguards to ensure client safety and avoidance of harm. This workshop will provide an overview of clinical, ethical and legal dilemmas associated with the use of technology in clinical practice. Topics such as establishing clear boundaries, maintenance of the virtual frame, ethical/legal standards relevant to technology use, privacy and confidentiality considerations, cross-state practice, hybrid office protocols, management of clinical emergencies, and payment/reimbursement considerations will be addressed. Guidelines for best practices and risk management strategies will be provided.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this intermediate-level program, participants should be able to:

1. Analyze ethical dilemmas related to technology use which may arise in clinical practice

2. Investigate important topics related to technology use which should be addressed in the informed consent document

3. Evaluate risk management strategies to promote client well-being and practice responsibly and ethically when using technology in clinical practice

This workshop satisfies the Ethics requirement for clinical psychologists and social workers

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Susan Zoline, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has been involved in practicing, teaching, and consulting in the Chicago area for over forty years. Dr. Zoline is a Professor of Psychology in the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) program at Adler University. She was previously a Professor of Psychology and University Fellow at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology (ISPP) at Argosy University, Chicago, where she taught clinical masters and doctoral students for over thirty years. Dr. Zoline’s areas of professional expertise include professional ethics, suicide, violence and abuse assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and risk management. Dr. Zoline is a longstanding member of the Illinois Psychological Association Ethics Committee which she has co-chaired since 2010, as well as serving as IPA Academic Section Chair since 2017. Additionally, she has served as an expert witness in criminal matters as well as for the IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation regarding Clinical Psychologist licensure issues. Dr. Zoline has worked clinically in a broad variety of settings and regularly consults and provides workshops to mental health and other professionals both locally and nationally on topics related to professional ethics.

ABOUT THE EVENT

This workshop will take place via Zoom. Access information will be shared via email at least 48 hours prior to the start of the course. The workshop will not be recorded.