What constitutes an acceptable Ethics Course to meet the ATCBs new ethics requirement for continuing education?
Webster’s dictionary defines ethics as “the principles of conduct governing an individual or group”. Any CEC opportunity that addresses the principles of conduct that govern credentialed art therapists (as per the ATCB Code of Professional Practice) would then be pertinent. Most CEC opportunities in ethics have the word “ethics” in their titles. CEC opportunities that enhance the art therapist’s face-to-face clinical skills do not fall under the ethics category. For example, participating in a workshop that serves to enhance a clinician’s ability to detect child abuse is not the same thing as participating in a workshop that serves to enhance a clinician’s ability to report child abuse in accordance with state laws. The key difference is that the first scenario targets a clinician’s knowledge while the second scenario targets a clinician’s behavior. Ethics CECs can be awarded for attending ethics presentations by professionals in the related mental health fields as well (includes couns
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