ABPPSP: Navigating the Complexities of Ethics in Police & Public Safety Psychology
4 Hours | 4 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Navigating the Complexities of Ethics in Police & Public Safety Psychology is presented by Jeni McCutcheon, PsyD, ABPP, and Jocelyn E. Roland, Ph.D. in partnership with the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).
This program is California POST CPE approved for 4 CE hours.
This program offers a unique opportunity to engage in the hands-on practice of resolving relevant ethical dilemmas and processing the challenges in police and public safety psychology. This program improves your ability to identify and navigate ethical dilemmas in Police and Public Safety Psychology (PPSP). Dilemmas are inclusive of intervention, assessment, and consultation work within Police and Public Safety Psychology (PPSP), as well as address various relevant practice-related issues. Drs. McCutcheon and Roland used breakout rooms for cases to promote discussion with peers practicing in the same specialty area.
This program elevates your understanding and proficiency, making it an invaluable asset when applying for board certification in PPSP through the American Board of Professional Psychology. The knowledge you acquire paves the path for a robust foundation in handling ethical issues, ensuring a meaningful impact in your chosen practice area.
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 distinctive ethical dilemmas inherent to work in police and public safety psychology
Demonstrate sound ethical decision-making through active case discussion relevant to everyday practice
Describe how diversity factors (e.g., gender, race, culture, sexual orientation) are relevant in resolving ethical dilemmas
Describe strategies to manage client needs with the ethical requirements and demands of one’s profession
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. Program Introduction
2. Breakout - To Be or Not To Be?
3. A Sketchy Situation
4. He Seems Suitable
5. Dilemma Discussion and Consultation
6. Cultural Diversity, Empathy & Dilemma
7. Dilemma & Self-Care and the Promotion of Wellness
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CE Credit
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Convenience & Flexibility
Learn at your own pace, from wherever you might be!
Program Partner
American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology
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.