Ethics Roundtable: A Forum for Thoughtful Practice
A facilitated, case-based ethics training for mental health professionals
Format: Live, interactive, online (Zoom)
Date and time: Ongoing dates, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
CE credit: 1.0 clock hour in Ethics, approved for social workers (ASWB ACE) and counselors (NBCC)
Content level: Intermediate
Cost: Free for Wellness Collaborative members (signup for free here), $19 for non-members
Description
This session is a facilitated ethics training built around real clinical dilemmas. Rather than a lecture, the facilitator teaches a structured ethical decision-making model and then leads participants through applying it, step by step, to de-identified cases involving boundaries, confidentiality, technology use, dual relationships, and supervision. Participants may submit de-identified cases in advance for use as teaching material. The facilitator guides the analysis, connects each decision back to the applicable ethics code, and directs discussion and polling throughout to check understanding. You leave with a repeatable framework you can use the next time you are stuck, not just a conversation.
Learning objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Apply a recognized ethical decision-making model to a clinical case.
- Differentiate the legal, ethical, and moral dimensions of a practice dilemma.
- Analyze how personal values and situational context shape an ethical choice.
- Evaluate a proposed course of action against the applicable ethics code (NASW, ACA, APA, or AAMFT).
Who this is for
Licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals, including social workers, counselors. Other professions are welcome to join but we are not yet accredited continuing education providers and thus you will need to submit information to your licensing body if you wish this to count as continuing education. We will provide you with a packet of information but cannot guarantee acceptance.
Facilitator
Cyrus Patten, Ed.D., LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years in mental health practice, teaching, and leadership. He is the founder of The Wellness Collaborative, holds a doctorate in education from the University of Vermont, and serves as faculty with the Vermont Leadership Institute. He has taught and consulted on clinical ethics, supervision, and compliance across multiple states.
Continuing education
This course is offered for 1.0 continuing education (clock) hour in the area of Ethics, approved for social workers through ASWB ACE (Provider #2004) and for counselors through NBCC (ACEP No. 7973).
ASWB ACE:
The Wellness Collaborative, #2004, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Wellness Collaborative maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/30/2025 to 5/30/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education (clock) hour in Ethics.
NBCC:
The Wellness Collaborative has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7973. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Wellness Collaborative is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.