LIVE: Ethical Issues in Sex Offense-Specific Assessment and Treatment
October 12, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central
October 12, 2023
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Central
4 Hours | 4 CEs
$200 Registration | Live Virtual Training via Zoom
Randy Otto, PhD, ABPP and Marc A. Martinez, PhD, ABPP present a live virtual professional training program on Ethical Issues in Sex Offense-Specific Assessment and Treatment.
This program is intended for psychologists who treat or evaluate persons with a history of sexual offending. Using a case vignette approach, this program will identify common ethical dilemmas encountered in this area of practice and provide strategies for navigating these situations. After brief reviews of ethical decision-making and risk management strategies, matters including issues of roles and boundaries, privacy and confidentiality, assessment procedures, and one’s obligation to make efforts to maintain the security of test materials will be discussed.
Program Outline
- Sources of Authority in forensic practice
- Managing risk and responding to ethical dilemmas
- Via the use of case vignettes, discussion of ethical dilemmas that arise when evaluating and treating persons with a history of sex offending and possible responses
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Randy Otto, PhD, ABPP
Randy K. Otto, PhD, MLS, joined the faculty in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in May 2025, where he serves as Professor and Chief of the Division of Forensic Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Otto was a member of the faculty at the Univer...
Presented By
Marc A. Martinez, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Martinez is a psychologist licensed in Indiana (Health Service Provider in Psychology), Ohio, and New York. He also has authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) and Temporary Authorization to Practice (TAP) under PSYPACT. In 2011, Dr. Martinez became board certified by the...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe two risk management strategies attendees can employ when treating or assessing persons with a history of sexual offending
Describe key sources of authority that impose obligations on mental health professionals when assessing and treating persons with a history of sexual offending
Describe three ways that the primary issue of “role” shapes mental health professionals’ obligations when evaluating or treating persons with a history of sexual offending
Describe the difference between privacy, confidentiality, and privilege, and identify the resulting obligations mental health professionals have when assessing or treating persons with a history of sexual offending
Describe how mental health professionals should consider matters of individual differences when treating or evaluating persons with a history of sexual offending, and describe how obligations to consider individual differences can be met
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Cancellation Policy
Have a sudden change of plans and are unable to attend live? No worries, you will be given access to the on-demand version of the program once available.
Event Conduct
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