Sequence XVI: Risk, Relationship, and Responsibility: Ethics and Risk Management in the Web of Modern Practice (July 24, 2026)

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Sequence XVI: Risk, Relationship, and Responsibility: Ethics and Risk Management in the Web of Modern Practice

Sequence XVI: Risk, Relationship, and Responsibility: Ethics and Risk Management in the Web of Modern Practice is sponsored by The Trust. The Trust is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Trust maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Daniel O. Taube, JD, PsyD
6 Ethics Continuing Education Credits

Psychological practice today unfolds within an increasingly complex and interconnected landscape—one that places unprecedented demands on both new and experienced clinicians. Expanding scopes of practice, rapidly evolving technologies, interjurisdictional care, and continued ethical and regulatory scrutiny have fundamentally reshaped what it means to practice responsibly. The challenge goes beyond understanding ethical principles to applying them skillfully, compassionately, and coherently across overlapping roles, systems, and expectations where decisions in one area often ripple outward into others. This workshop offers an integrated, systems-informed framework for navigating complexity with clarity and confidence, supporting thoughtful, care-driven decision-making that protects clients, preserves trust, and sustains clinicians over time.

Three interconnected dimensions of contemporary practice will be explored. Participants will examine the relational foundations of ethical work, including informed consent as an ongoing process and the management of multiple relationships and boundary complexities that arise when professional roles and contexts intersect. The focus then turns to the digital and interjurisdictional landscape, addressing ethical responsibilities related to artificial intelligence (AI), digital privacy, and practicing across regions and regulatory contexts— where actions in one setting can have implications far beyond it.

The workshop concludes with the legal and regulatory dimensions of modern practice, including documentation, multi-state practice considerations, and responding skillfully to licensing board complaints as professional reach and responsibility expand.

Throughout, the emphasis is on helping clinicians make integrated, ethical, and defensible decisions in a complex environment without becoming reactive, overly cautious, or disconnected from care. Participants will leave with practical strategies, renewed clarity, and a steadier sense of how to strengthen their professional structures and practice ethically, responsibly, and sustainably within today’s evolving landscape.

Objectives

Describe at least four methods to improve ethical and risk management decision-making
Identify three elements of a fully informed consent process
Delineate at least three steps in determining whether a boundary crossing is more likely to be a harmful violation
Define four aspects of AI that should be evaluated before its adoption for professional practice
List at least three ethical and risk management aspects of interjurisdictional practice
Describe three central themes in documentation
Identify three methods of addressing licensing board complaints

The Science and Practice of Effective Clinical Suicidology (September 18, 2026)

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Clinical Webinar on September 18, 2026

The Science and Practice of Effective Clinical Suicidology
David A. Jobes, PhD, ABPP

All Proceeds Go to Kansas Psychological Association

Please join us on September 18 for the clinical webinar The Science and Practice of Effective Clinical Suicidology, sponsored by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists in collaboration with the Council of Executives of State and Provincial Psychological Associations (CESPPA).

All registration fees from our members and other psychologists in our jurisdiction will be returned to Kansas Psychological Association helping us expand programming, strengthen advocacy efforts, and provide additional resources to psychologists.

The webinar will be held from 12:00 p.m. ET to 3:15 p.m. ET and includes a 15-minute break. Register by September 18 to attend the live session or gain access to the archived recording through the National Register's continuing education platform.

All attendees will earn three (3) CE credits or contact hours (NY Board of Psychology).

Pricing

Kansas Psychological Association members and National Register members: $95

Webinar Summary

In this three-hour webinar, Dr. David Jobes will highlight key evidence-based approached for effective assessment, management, and treatment of suicidal risk with an appreciation of ethical issues and risk management. The presentation will explore some of the relevant history that shapes contemporary clinical suicidology as well as key models that shape our understanding of suicidality. The primary focus will be on clinical approaches to screening and assessment, interventions for acute stabilization, and treatments of what makes a patient suicidal based on randomized controlled trials. Finally, various ethical considerations and how to decrease exposure to malpractice liability will be discussed.

Presenter

David A. Jobes, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology, Director of the Suicide Prevention Laboratory, and Associate Director of Clinical Training at The Catholic University of America in Washington DC. He has authored seven books and hundreds of published articles and book chapters. He is the creator of the “Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality” (CAMS) which is an evidence-based, suicide-focused, treatment approach for suicide risk. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is a board certified clinical psychologist (American Board of Professional Psychology). Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical and consulting practice in Washington DC and Maryland.

The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The National Register maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The National Register of Health Service Psychologists is recognized by the New York State Education Department's
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Kansas Psychological Association upcoming events

Sequence XVI: Risk, Relationship, and Responsibility: Ethics and Risk Management in the Web of Modern Practice (July 24, 2026)

The Science and Practice of Effective Clinical Suicidology (September 18, 2026)