Ethics and Boundaries: Whose Needs Are Being Served?

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Delivery Method: Synchronous Virtual Classroom via Zoom

How do you know if you are doing the right thing? In what direction is your "Moral Compass" pointing? Why is it important to understand and use the Code of Ethics as a guide in your practice? Standards of ethics and boundaries are intended to create the inclusive, safe, and respectful space needed for giving and receiving help and support.

Though the short term or reflective points of our practice might be relieved by stepping outside of our professional standard of ethics, often the long-term outcome and relationship is negatively impacted. Using case examples, we will explore how to make the best choice in difficult and complex situations.

This course will consider professional standards of ethics and boundaries in the context of trauma-informed support for individuals who receive our services. 

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify personal values and the ways in which values are reflected in behavior.
• Understand the ways in which values and principles inform our code of ethics.
• Define how being trauma and justice-informed influences values, principles and ethical codes.

This workshop is appropriate for all levels of practitioners in varied practice settings.

Presenter:  Mary Gregorio, MA is a consultant and process facilitator with a 35+ year career in human services, education and system change.  Mary’s background in family therapy and system theory serves as a framework for working with non-profit and for-profit organizations and government entities to develop total health workplace cultures.  Mary is a national instructor for the National Council for Mental Wellness, certified instructor for the GAINS Center and a QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention trainer.

Mary has developed and taught a variety of courses including Ethics, Criminal Justice Basics for Human Service Professionals and Trauma-Informed Systems of Care.  She is particularly interested in integrated healthcare and the impact of trauma on whole communities.

Currently Mary facilitates a county-wide change process to create a more trauma-informed and justice-informed system of services in PA.