By Rich Simon As therapists, many of us practice in two different worlds. In the first, we see polite, well-behaved, articulate clients with solid values. They engage fully in therapy, talk cogently about their problems, listen attentively to our responses, make reasonably good-faith efforts to follow our suggestions, and sooner or later get better. No wonder we genuinely like these people! 
By Rich Simon A thousand years ago, during the palmy days of generous insurance reimbursement, therapists could maintain the illusion that, since therapy was paid for by an unseen hidden hand, clinical practice was somehow untouched by the tacky subject of money. Even the style of therapy reflected this disjunction: 
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Session 1 - Monday, September 17 21st-Century Ethical Dilemmas Learn how to reconcile boundary maintenance with clinical wisdom by exploring the role of self-reflection, peer supervision, and consultation in risk management. With Mary Jo Barrett, M.S.W. |
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Session 2 - Tuesday, September 18 Ethics in the Digital Age Find out what ethical challenges are posed by e-mail, social media, Google, and other web 2.0 technologies. Learn what therapists can do and what to expect. With Ofer Zur, Ph.D. |
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Session 3 - Wednesday, September 19 The Therapist's Duty to Warn Explore the latest legal developments regarding therapists' responsibility to prevent physical harming, report abuse or rape, and handle right-to-die issues. With Clifton Mitchell, Ph.D. |
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Session 4 - Thursday, September 20 The Ethics of Termination Learn helpful and unhelpful ways to broach terminations when clients are no longer benefiting by examining cases from the HBO series "The Sopranos" and "In Treatment." With William Doherty, Ph.D. |
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Session 5 - Friday, September 21 Law, Ethics, and Risk Management Find out how to avoid the most common ethical pitfalls by learning about the most frequently litigated and censured areas of practice. With Steven Frankel, Ph.D., J.D. |
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Session 6 - Saturday, September 22 Telemental Health in the 21st Century Discover how to provide online therapy effectively while maintaining boundaries when integrating the latest tools like Skype, Google, and virtual self-help products. With Marlene Maheu, Ph.D. |
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Mary Jo Barrett, M.S.W., is the founder and director of the Center for Contextual Change and teaches at the University of Chicago. She’s the coauthor of Systemic Treatment of Incest and coeditor of Treating Incest: A Multimodal Systems Perspective.
Ofer Zur, Ph.D., director of the Zur Institute, is a licensed psychologist from Sonoma, California. He’s written dozens of articles and four books, including Dual Relationships and Psychotherapy and Boundaries in Psychotherapy.
Clifton Mitchell, Ph.D., is a professor at East Tennessee State University, where he received the Teacher of the Year Award in 2002. He's the author of Effective Techniques for Dealing with Highly Resistant Clients.
William Doherty, Ph.D., is a professor and director of the Citizen Professional Center at the University of Minnesota. His books include Take Back Your Marriage, Putting Family First, Take Back Your Kids, and Medical Family Therapy, with Susan McDaniel.
Steven Frankel, Ph.D., J.D., is an A.B.P.P. certified clinical and forensic psychologist, as well as an attorney at law. He's currently a clinical professor of psychology at University of Southern California.
Marlene Maheu, Ph.D. has been a leader and pioneer in telehealth since 1994. She developed the first online consumer portal for psychology worldwide, now known as SelfhelpMagazine.com, and chaired the first telehealth-related taskforce at the APA. She's the lead author of The Mental Health Professional and the New Technologies.
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