The Trust Ethics and Risk Management Roundtable at NPC 2023

This Roundtable will focus on current ethical, risk and practical challenges providers encounter. We will discuss the basic dimensions and implications of professional wills, responding to subpoenas, structuring ethical and risk-management decision-making, ethical and risk issues in mandated child abuse reporting, current conflicts in gender affirming care, and consent in couple’s therapy. We will also respond to participants’ questions on these and other ethics and risk management topics. The overall goal of this Roundtable will be to heighten participants’ knowledge and skills in addressing the ethical and risk management implications of these challenges and enhance participants’ ability to scrutinize the soundness of various alternative solutions. We will discuss strategies for effective risk management and good patient care when regulations and requirements are unclear.

Presenters: Julie Jacobs, Psy.D., J.D.; Joe Scroppo, Ph.D., J.D.; Daniel O. Taube, J.D., Ph.D.

[Note] This presentation was recorded at the 2023 National Practice Conference, co-hosted by the National Register.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe four aspects of an appropriate professional will.
2. Identify three steps in responding to subpoenas ethically and in a risk-managed fashion.
3. Name two methods of addressing ethical and risk issues in navigating consent conflicts in couples treatment.
4. Describe three elements of an ethical problem-solving model.
5. List two current challenges in providing gender-affirming care to minors.
6. Identify three steps for psychologists to take to meet legal requirements for mandated reporting while minimizing risk.

Important Notice

Because this webinar is on-demand, once you are registered and have created a login account, you can view the webinar at any time in whatever time increments are most convenient. However, APA rules require that in order to download your CE certificate, receive CE credits, and become eligible for a discount on your Trust Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance policy premium, you must:

• Complete the entire webinar,
• Pass a brief exam, and,
• Complete a brief evaluation form.

You are required to achieve a passing score of 75 percent or higher. You are allowed three attempts to successfully complete the exam. If you are unsuccessful on the third attempt, you must re-purchase the course to try again.

Eligibility for Insurance Premium Discounts

• The combined 6 hours of CE earned from the 2022 National Practice Conference Bundle will make you eligible for a 15% savings on your Trust Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance premium for two consecutive policy periods.
• You can also combine 4 or more CE credit hours earned from The Trust’s webinars or any other continuing education programs authorized by APA to offer CE credit and become eligible for a 5% savings on your Trust Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance premium for one renewal.
• To obtain CE discounts, download and submit CE certificates (totaling 4 or 6 hours as explained above and completed within the previous 15 months) with your insurance application/renewal.
• Discounts are not applicable to Researcher/Academician or Student policies.
• Group policies become eligible for CE discounts when at least 50% of individuals insured under the group policy submit CE certification totaling the number of credits needed for a particular percentage discount.
• All applications are individually underwritten and submission of CE certification will not guarantee insurance policy issuance or renewal.

Continuing Education Credits

The Trust is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Trust maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The Trust is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0019.

Continuing Education Grievance Policy

The Trust is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists. The Trust will comply with all legal and ethical guidelines for non-discrimination in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of CE participants. The Trust CE Director is responsible for complying with these standards.

While the Trust strives to assure fair treatment for all participants and to anticipate problems before they occur, occasionally grievances may be filed. In cases where a participant files a written or oral grievance, the following actions are taken:

• If the grievance concerns the content of the workshop, webinar, book or the continuing education test, a Trust representative will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the CE Director or a Trust representative will either provide a credit for a subsequent CE offering or provide a partial or full refund of the CE fee already paid.
• Actions involving a credit or a refund will require a written note documenting the grievance for record-keeping purposes. The aggrieved individual need not sign the note. If the grievance specifically concerns The Trust, the CE Director or Trust representative will attempt to arbitrate.

Direct correspondence to:

Continuing Education
The Trust
111 Rockville Pike, Suite 700
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (800) 477-1200

Email: grievances@trustinsurance.com

NOTE: This information is provided as a risk management resource and is not legal advice or an individualized personal consultation. At the time this resource was prepared, all information was as current and accurate as possible; however, regulations, laws, or prevailing professional practice standards may have changed since the posting or recording of this resource. Accordingly, it is your responsibility to confirm whether regulatory or legal issues that are relevant to you have since been updated and/or to consult with your professional advisors or legal counsel for timely guidance specific to your situation. As with all professional use of material, please explicitly cite The Trust Companies as the source if you reproduce or distribute any portion of these resources. Reproduction or distribution of this resource without the express written permission of The Trust Companies is strictly prohibited.