Virtual Ethics Educators' Seminar 2025

6 Continuing Education Credits Offered

Pitfalls in Ethical Decision-Making in Psychological Practice
Presented by: John D. Gavazzi, PsyD, ABPP
1.5 CE Credits
Program Description: This presentation explores pitfalls in ethical decision-making: ethical settling (minimal compliance), fading (personal values overriding ethics), and drifting (unconscious erosion of standards). It links these to the Ethical Acculturation Model, highlights vulnerabilities like burnout and biases, and offers prevention strategies like consultation and mindfulness to uphold aspirational ethics.
Program Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able too...
1.  Detail ethical fading and how this strategy affects ethical decision-making.
2.  Explain ethical settling and how this approach affects ethical decision-making.
3. Outline how ethical drift is different than ethical fading.

How to Respond to the Unexpected (What You Did Not Learn in Graduate School)
Presented by: Rachel Ginzberg, PsyD; Samuel Knapp, EdD, ABPP; Sander J. Kornblith, PhD; Jeff Sternlieb, PhD; Kirby Wycoff, PsyD
1.5 CE Credits
Program Description: Psychologists have recently faced multiple disruptions, such as the shift to telepsychology services prompted by the COVID pandemic, political polarization, and other disruptions in their relationships and practices. We ask psychologists to examine how they respond to these challenges emotionally and logistically to maintain their high standards.
Using the Ethics Educators workshop, now virtual, as an example, this workshop invites participants to explore the unexpected disruptions that the Ethics Educators group has experienced and to develop guiding principles to meet these and similar challenges. We ask participants to identify the impact that these changes have had on their work and what resources or principles can guide their decisions.
Program Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able too...
1. Identify challenges that psychologists are currently (and may continue) to face when providing psychological services.
2. Describe how to apply foundational ethical principles under changing circumstances.

Beyond Traditional Models: Ethics in Advocacy and Justice
Presented by: Jade Logan, PsyD, ABPP; John D. Gavazzi, PsyD, ABPP; Deborah Kossmann, PsyD; Valerie Lemmon, PsyD; Jeanne Slattery, PhD
3 CE Credits
Program Description: This workshop explore innovative and ethical ways psychologists can engage in advocacy - not just through traditional political channels (e.g., state associations) but also within therapeutic relationships, small groups, and broader communities. We will examine systems thinking approaches to advocacy, emphasizing how psychologists can promote justice at multiple levels of influence.
Program Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able too...
1. Describe historical models of advocacy.
2. Define and list ways in which we can advocate at the client level, small group level, and legislative level.
3. Discuss ethical implications of advocacy at each level.
4. List ways in which psychologists can advocate at all levels in order to create a sustainable impact.