Play Therapy Ethics in a Changing World
Presented by Jeff Ashby, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S™
Ongoing clinical practice in play therapy often leads to a kind of ethical “drift”. In addition, telehealth, electronic records, artificial intelligence, social media, and other technological changes offer new ethical challenges for play therapists. Using case examples, discussion, and lecture, participants in this workshop will consider how ethical codes are best applied to the practical world of play therapy practice. Special emphasis will be placed on developing professionals’ understanding of decision-making processes used in arriving at ethical courses of action in the context of a changing world.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After attending this workshop, participants will be able to:
- identify assumptions and theories behind ethical decision-making models in play therapy,
- identify and explain a practical model for ethical decision-making in play therapy.
- explain how ethical decision-making models can apply to issues of informed consent in play therapy.
- explain how ethical decision-making models can apply to issues of competence in play therapy.
- explain how ethical decision-making models can apply to issues of confidentiality in play therapy.
This training is approved by APT Approved Provider 99-050 for 3 Non-Contact CE hours. Trainings are not recorded.
Intermediate Level | Play Therapy Special Topics
Please Note: MIAPT is in the process of applying for Social Work Continuing Education (CE) approval for this virtual training. We will notify all registered participants as soon as approval is confirmed.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTER: Dr. Jeff Ashby is a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University. He is the Director of the Georgia State Play Therapy Training Institute, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Stress, Trauma, and Resilience, a licensed psychologist, a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow of the Georgia Psychological Association, and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™. Dr. Ashby has taught ethics at the graduate level for over 25 years and has served as Chair of the Ethics Committee of the International Association of Play Therapy, as an ethics content expert with the State of Georgia Psychology board and currently serves on the Ethics Committee of the Georgia Psychological Association. He has made over 200 presentations at professional conferences and authored/co-authored more than 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals, numerous book chapters, and three books.
VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual workshop. Participants will be awarded APT NON-CONTACT CE after successful completion of a post test. Participants are requested to be present and visible throughout the presentation to facilitate engagement.
MIAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 99-050. MIAPT maintains responsibility for the program.
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