Ensuring Continuity of Care: Ethics and Planning for
Professional Wills
3 credit hours
Presented by:
Shawn Graham, Ph.D., LCPC, BC-TMH Natashia Collins, Ph.D., LPC, LPAT, ACS, ATCS, ATR-BC, NCC, PMH-C Traci Bitondo, PhD, LPC, LPAT, ACS, ATCS, ATR-BC, NCC, DRCC Program Description: What happens to your clients if you’re suddenly unable to practice due to a crisis, incapacitation, or even death? Without a clear plan, the fallout can include serious legal and ethical consequences, ranging from client abandonment to breaches of confidentiality. This session introduces professional wills as a proactive strategy to safeguard clients and reduce risks tied to a counselor’s unexpected absence. Participants will learn the ethical obligations that underpin this practice, explore practical steps for creating a professional will, and leave equipped with tools to ensure continuity of care and client protection during unforeseen circumstances. Objectives: Objective 1: Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the purpose of a professional will. Objective 2: Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss legal and ethical considerations and responsibilities for professional wills in private practice. Objective 3: Upon completion, participants will be able to outline actionable steps for professional will development.
Shawn Graham, Ph.D., LCPC, BC-TMH
Natashia Collins, Ph.D., LPC, LPAT, ACS, ATCS, ATR-BC, NCC, PMH-C
Traci Bitondo, PhD, LPC, LPAT, ACS, ATCS, ATR-BC, NCC, DRCC
Program Description:
What happens to your clients if you’re suddenly unable to practice due to a crisis, incapacitation, or even death? Without a clear plan, the fallout can include serious legal and ethical consequences, ranging from client abandonment to breaches of confidentiality. This session introduces professional wills as a proactive strategy to safeguard clients and reduce risks tied to a counselor’s unexpected absence. Participants will learn the ethical obligations that underpin this practice, explore practical steps for creating a professional will, and leave equipped with tools to ensure continuity of care and client protection during unforeseen circumstances.
Objectives:
Objective 1: Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the purpose of a professional will.
Objective 2: Upon completion, participants will be able to discuss legal and ethical considerations and responsibilities for professional wills in private practice.
Objective 3: Upon completion, participants will be able to outline actionable steps for professional will development.
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