ABPPSP: Ethical Dilemmas and Complex Relationships in PPSP
7 hours | 7 CEs
This On Demand professional training program on Ethical Dilemmas and Complex Relationships in Police & Public Safety Psychology is presented by Jeni McCutcheon, PsyD, ABPP & Jocelyn Roland, PhD, ABPP, in partnership with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).
This program is California POST CPE approved for 7 CE hours.
Police and public safety psychology is a specialized practice domain that requires knowledge of the services provided to consumers, understanding legal issues associated with service delivery, and cultural competency related to the environments in which practice occurs.
This program addresses steps to manage ethical dilemmas in accordance with the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Participants advance their ability to manage predicaments in this distinct environment through didactic material and discussion of case examples. The program discusses all four of the domains of police and public safety psychology (intervention, assessment, consultation, and operations) along with a broad offering of case examples.
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
APA, ASWB, CPA, NBCC Click here for state and other regional board approvals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe ethical dilemmas and complex relationships in police and public safety psychology;
Describe dilemmas involving confidentiality, limitations of competence, multiple relationships, and organizational conflict demands
Describe a model to apply ethical principles and standards when managing ethical dilemmas
Describe the ethical decision making through active case discussion relevant to daily practice in governmental settings
Describe diversity factors (e.g., race, culture, sexual orientation) that are relevant in resolving ethical dilemmas and arise in complex relationships.
Presented By
Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D, ABPP
Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D., M.S.C.P., ABPP is a licensed psychologist in Arizona and Washington and double board-certified in Clinical Psychology and Police and Public Safety Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. She has worked continuously in the field of police and public ...
Presented By
Jocelyn E. Roland, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Jocelyn E. Roland received her B.A. in Psychology from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1988, and her Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles in 1992. She has been a licensed psychologist in both Arizona and California since 1994. In June 2011 she was a...
Curriculum
1. Common Ethical Dilemmas
2. Ethical Problem Solving
3. Risk Management
4. Unavoidable Conflicts + Emerging Issues
Develop a Specialty Area of Practice
Transforming mental health professionals into experts
Expert Instructors
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CE Credit
Earn CE credit for meaningful professional training that will elevate your practice
Convenience & Flexibility
Learn at your own pace, from wherever you might be!
Program Partner
American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP)
We are proud to partner with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) for this training. ABPPSP became a fully affiliated specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) on October 21, 2011. Police and Public Safety Psychology is concerned with assisting law enforcement and other public safety personnel and agencies in carrying out their missions and societal functions with optimal effectiveness, safety, health, and conformity to laws and ethics. It consists of the application of the science and profession of psychology in four primary domains of practice: assessment, clinical intervention, operational support, and organizational consultation.
CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, 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. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.