CE Webinar: The Ethical Thread: Ethics as the Foundation of Professional Competency

Description

Presenter Bios

Dr. Erin Foley is the Director of Training Initiatives for Clover Educational Consulting Group. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and completed her internship and postdoctoral training at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital in San Diego, CA. Dr. Foley served as Training Director for an APA accredited psychology internship program and now supports doctoral, internship, and postdoctoral training programs through her work with Clover. 

Dr. Jenna Symons is a Senior Staff Consultant with Clover Educational Consulting Group. She has been with Clover since 2017 and has supported multiple doctoral training programs at all levels through program development and accreditation processes. Prior to joining Clover, Dr. Symons served as the training director for a large internship consortium and led the program through its first accreditation.

Abstract

Professional ethics are integral to the APA profession-wide competencies and serve as a foundational component of doctoral psychology internship training. This session explores how internship programs can effectively integrate competency development in the area of Ethical and Legal Standards throughout their curricula. Best practices for delivering ethics training at the internship level—as well as common challenges and strategies to address them—will be discussed.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the specific behaviors associated  with internship level competency in the area of Ethical and Legal Standards
• List 2 strategies for promoting interns’ ability to recognize and appropriately manage ethical problems as they arise
• Identify at least 2 solutions to common challenges in the training of Ethical and Legal Standards