Recognize Boundary Issues Before They Escalate

Identify subtle boundary crossings, inappropriate self-disclosure, dual relationships, and other ethical concerns before they develop into serious problems.

Navigate Complex Clinical Situations

Explore real-world scenarios involving power dynamics, countertransference, client relationships, and situations where professional boundaries aren't always clear.

Protect Your Clients and Your Career

Strengthen your ethical decision-making, understand professional accountability, and learn how to respond appropriately when boundaries are challenged.

About the Course

Professional boundaries are essential to maintaining ethical, effective therapeutic relationships, yet many of the most challenging situations clinicians encounter are not always clear-cut. This course explores the professional roles, ethical responsibilities, and boundary challenges behavioral health professionals face in everyday practice. Participants will examine dual relationships, self-disclosure, power dynamics, countertransference, and other situations that can compromise professional judgment or client welfare. Through realistic clinical examples and practical decision-making strategies, participants will learn to identify potential boundary concerns, respond appropriately to ethical dilemmas, and maintain professional accountability. Designed for behavioral health professionals practicing in Washington State, this training connects professional standards with the realities of clinical practice.

Meet Your Instructor

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐋𝐌𝐇𝐂, 𝐋𝐏𝐂, 𝐍𝐂𝐂, 𝐀𝐂𝐒 Founder & Clinical Director, Pacific Neurocounseling Carmen Benway is a licensed mental health counselor, clinical supervisor, and founder of Pacific Neurocounseling, a multi-location behavioral health practice serving clients throughout Washington and Oregon. As both a practicing clinician and clinical director, Carmen brings firsthand experience navigating the ethical, legal, and professional challenges behavioral health providers encounter in everyday practice. Her professional experience includes direct clinical care, supervising developing clinicians, managing complex professional relationships, addressing ethical concerns, and supporting clinicians in maintaining appropriate professional boundaries. Carmen founded Pacific Neurocounseling and provides practical, clinically relevant training developed by a behavioral health professional for other behavioral health professionals. Her approach emphasizes real-world application rather than simply reviewing regulations, helping clinicians strengthen their professional judgment, navigate challenging situations, and provide ethical, responsible care.

Course Curriculum

6 Chapters · 31 Lessons

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      Professional Roles and Boundaries

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      Boundary Crossings vs Boundary Violations

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      Boundary Awareness Self-Assessment

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      Quiz

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      Dual Relationships

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      Therapist Self-Disclosure

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      Termination, Abandonment, and Post-Treatment Boundaries

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      Digital Boundaries and Communication

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      Assignment: Dual Relationship Case Study

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      Assignment: Self Disclosure Reflection

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      Quiz

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      Financial Ethics and Professional Business Practices

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      Conflicts of Interest and Financial Exploitation

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      Assignment: Billing Ethics Reflection

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      Assignment: Financial Conflicts of Interest

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      Quiz

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      Power Dynamics and Professional Influence

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      Physical, Sexual, and Romantic Boundaries

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      Transference, Countertransference, and Emotional Dependency

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      Maintaining Professional Objectivity

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      Transference and Emotional Boundaries Activity

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      Quiz

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      Recognizing Boundary Drift, Consultation, and Ethical Decision-Making

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      Washington State Laws Related to Professional Roles and Boundaries

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      Applying Ethical Principles in Everyday Practice

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      Assignment: Ethical Decision Making Exercise

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      Assignment: Applying Ethical Principles

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      Quiz

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      Supplementary Reading

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      Final Test

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      Course Evaluation

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