Our live Risk Management Roundtables, Cultural Competency Forums, Business of Practice Webinar Series, and ABPP Webinar Series are FREE to Trust policyholders. Beginning in 2025, our live Telehealth Community Chats will be $15 per CE. We'll also make on-demand recordings available for those that can't join us live (Roundtables are free, all others are $15 per CE).

Our webinars tackle the most pressing issues psychologists are facing today. From Q&As with The Trust's esteemed Risk Management Consultants, to presentations given by some of the best and brightest minds in the industry.

See below for policyholder rates, webinar descriptions and learning objectives. As with all our Continuing Education Programs, Trust policyholders will earn CE for participating and passing a brief exam. They can also combine 6 or more credit hours earned from each live or on-demand webinar and save up to 15% on their Trust Sponsored Professional Liability insurance policy. Please submit your CE certificates when you renew your policy. 

Cultural Competency Forum Part 14: Best Practices for Indigenous Clients: Indigenous Assessments and Methodologies for Mental Health and Wellness (2/4/2025)

In this webinar, Dr. B. J. Boyd (Cherokee) and Dr. Mark Standing Eagle Baez (Coahuiltecan, Mohawk/Pawnee descent) will share perspectives and experiences regarding assessments and practice with Indigenous American clients. They will also share a framework of the Sweetgrass Method for non-Indigenous clinicians providing services to Indigenous clients.

Objectives:

1. Describe the importance of decolonizing approaches and weaving the best of Western and Indigenous methodologies when developing a relationship for the treatment/prevention process.
2. Identify and assess Cultural Responsivity among American Indian and Alaska Native communities; prioritize practitioners on the importance of understanding incorporating community input in program development and respecting tribal sovereignty.
3. Describe the Cultural Framework of the Sweetgrass Method.
4. Identify cultural responsivity practices and the historical context of Indigenous Peoples, emphasizing moving forward respectfully and collaboratively.

Sequence X: Perplexing Problems in Psychological Practice: Decision Science, Ethics & Risk Management (2/28/2025)

Learning Objectives

• Describe basic principles of risk management as applied to several specific clinical situations that frequently arise in professional practice.
• Identify core heuristics and biasing processes that can interfere with appropriate risk management and ethical decision-making.
• List three strategies to ameliorate decision-making challenges.
• Describe preliminary considerations prior to engaging in interjurisdictional practice.
• Evaluate potential issues and preventive responses to supervisory risks.
• Identify three methods for reducing privacy risks when using technology in clinical practice and responding appropriately to breaches if they occur.
• Name three strategies for handling subpoenas and deposition demands.

Risk Management Roundtable #27 (3/6/2025)

1. Apply current APA Ethical Principles and Standards to real-life scenarios.
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. TBD

Business of Practice Part 2: Guidelines and Pitfalls Regarding Professional Wills and Practice Executors: How to Meet Your Ethical Obligations to Plan for the Unexpected (3/27/2025)

Robyn B. Miller, Ph.D. of TheraClosure

In this 2-hour practical workshop based on lived clinical experience, you will learn how to fulfill your ethical responsibilities to plan for the unexpected. We will review components of a comprehensive Professional Will and considerations in selecting a Practice Executor capable of fulfilling your wishes. The training will also address the clinical, business, and emotional considerations of abrupt practice suspension as the unforeseen impacts on patients, colleagues, and family. You will be provided with several accessible solutions to navigate this often avoided yet essential task, ensuring ethical compliance, protecting your patients from the risks of traumatic termination, and sparing your colleagues and family from unnecessary burden. Insights are drawn from the presenter’s first-hand experiences as a Practice Executor and will feature pitfalls and best practices.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the psychotherapist’s ethical duty to plan for sudden terminations.
2. Describe important components to include in a plan / professional will.
3. List the clinical, business, and practical duties of a Practice Executor, and guidelines for best practice.
4. Discuss and use templates for professional wills in consideration of one’s own directive.
5. Identify the limitations of the current standard for psychologist’s professional wills and discuss the new option of outsourcing this responsibility.

Telehealth Community Chat #27 (4/14/2025)

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. TBD

Risk Management Roundtable #28 (6/5/2025)

1. Apply current APA Ethical Principles and Standards to real-life scenarios.
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. TBD

Telehealth Community Chat #28 (7/14/2025)

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. TBD

Risk Management Roundtable #29 (9/4/2025)

1. Apply current APA Ethical Principles and Standards to real-life scenarios.
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. TBD

Telehealth Community Chat #29 (10/6/2025)

1. TBD
2. TBD
3. TBD

Risk Management Roundtable #30 (12/4/2025)

1. Apply current APA Ethical Principles and Standards to real-life scenarios.
2. TBD
3. TBD
4. TBD