Live Webinar: Ethics of Couples Counseling

Live Webinar: Ethics of Couples Counseling
Thursday December 4th, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM
3 Ethics CEs
(3 Hours of NBCC CEs)

Therapists are taught of our ethical responsibility to “Do no Harm”. Couples therapy is an area in which the potential for harm to the client is great as “unsuccessful therapy” can make a relationship worse and even lead to divorce. Besides basic competency in couple’s work, there are other practices of good therapy that when applied will ensure that the therapist provides a safe and neutral environment for the couple to work through their issues.

This interactive training will help you explore the best ethical practices for couple’s therapy as well as explore why working with couples requires a different set of core competencies than individual therapy. Through lecture and interactive discussions, participants will consider the various ethical dilemmas that arise in couple’s therapy. They will also learn how to better provide neutrality and unconditional positive regard for the couple.

Participants will learn best ethical practices for couple's therapy that will make their work with couples more effective. You will examine real case scenarios and will gain skills that will be useful to all areas of your clinical practice.

Objectives include:

1. Participants will gain an understanding of the ethical dilemmas
that arise in couple’s therapy.
2. Participants will explore the topic of countertransference and how
their own triggers may be affecting their efficacy in the therapy room.
3. Participants will learn how to better provide neutrality and
unconditional positive regard for the couple.
4. Participants will learn best ethical practices for couple's therapy. 
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This course meets criteria for 3 hours of ethics continuing education by the Oklahoma Board of Behavioral Health for Oklahoma LPC and LMFT license holders, by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers (provider #20250088) for Oklahoma LCSW license holders, by the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselors (certificate #20260018) for LADC and CADC license holders, and for Oklahoma case managers (3 hours ethics CEs).
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No Prerequisites Required for This Course.
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