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Staying Grounded: An Ethics Training Based on the NASW Code of Ethics
Presenter: Mike Fuller, LCSW
Date: September 1, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MDT
Format: Live, synchronous webinar | 1 hour
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers
CE Credits: 1 continuing education credit
Certificates Available: ASWB/ACE
Course Description
This one-hour ethics training gives clinicians a working refresher on the NASW Code of Ethics, with a focus on the areas most likely to come up in day-to-day practice: informed consent and client self-determination, boundaries and dual relationships, confidentiality (including its limits in a digital/telehealth environment), and the professional obligation to engage in self-care. Rather than reviewing the Code section by section, the session uses case examples and current research to help participants apply ethical standards to real situations they're likely to encounter, including emerging questions around technology and AI, and the systemic pressures that make ethical practice harder to sustain.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, attendees will be able to:
Identify the core values and ethical standards outlined in the NASW Code of Ethics, including the 2021 revisions related to self-care and cultural competence.
Apply an ethical decision-making framework to a practice-based scenario involving confidentiality, boundaries, or dual relationships.
Recognize emerging ethical challenges in social work practice, including the use of technology/AI and systemic barriers to self-care, and identify at least one strategy for addressing each in their own practice.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This training presents a limited amount of information and is not intended to be comprehensive; clinicians who desire additional depth are encouraged to seek out supplemental resources and peer-reviewed literature on this topic. Participants may encounter discomfort as they reflect on their own practice and consider situations involving ethical ambiguity. Benefits include a refreshed working knowledge of the NASW Code of Ethics, a practical decision-making framework for common ethical dilemmas, and increased confidence navigating emerging issues such as technology, AI, and self-care as an ethical obligation.
Cultural Sensitivity
This training incorporates case examples that reflect diverse populations and practice settings, and addresses how cultural competence and cultural humility factor into ethical decision-making, consistent with the 2021 revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics. Participants are invited to consider how their own background, identity, and professional training may shape their approach to informed consent, boundaries, and confidentiality with clients from different cultural backgrounds.
Course Content
This training presents beginner-level content designed as a foundational refresher accessible to clinicians at any stage of practice, delivered through lecture and didactic instruction, case example discussion, and a live question-and-answer session with the presenter. The session addresses core areas of the NASW Code of Ethics, including informed consent and client self-determination, boundaries and dual relationships, confidentiality in digital and telehealth contexts, and self-care as a professional obligation, grounded in current peer-reviewed research and applied through practice-based scenarios.
Relevance
This training addresses ethical responsibilities and standards as outlined in the NASW Code of Ethics and is directly applicable to clinical decision-making, including informed consent, boundaries, confidentiality, and professional self-care. It is relevant to social workers and other mental health professionals whose practice is governed by comparable ethical codes, and it addresses emerging practice issues, including the use of technology and AI in clinical work and the systemic pressures that affect clinicians' ability to sustain ethical, sustainable practice.
About the Presenter
Mike Fuller, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) who is completing his Certified Sex Therapist training. He specializes in the complex intersection of religious shame, identity, and sexual health. His clinical approach is deeply informed by his twenty-year career as an LDS seminary teacher, a foundational shift he describes as moving "from orthodoxy to compassion," which gives him a unique lens on the cultural conflicts that affect intimacy and connection. Mike is the creator of the COMPASS acronym, a practical framework used to teach and integrate core sexual health principles into relationships. His mission is to guide individuals and couples toward sexual autonomy, integrity, and genuine, shame-free connection.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Lecture and didactic instruction with live Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
Registration
Register online at thehealinggroupinstitute.com. Refunds are not available. Full refund and cancellation policy is available on the website.
Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest Disclosure
No commercial entity has provided funding or support for this course. Mike Fuller has no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.
ASWB ACE Statement
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
Presenter: Mike Fuller, LCSW
Date: September 1, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM MDT
Format: Live, synchronous webinar | 1 hour
Content Level: Beginner
Target Audience: Clinical Mental Health Providers
CE Credits: 1 continuing education credit
Certificates Available: ASWB/ACE
Course Description
This one-hour ethics training gives clinicians a working refresher on the NASW Code of Ethics, with a focus on the areas most likely to come up in day-to-day practice: informed consent and client self-determination, boundaries and dual relationships, confidentiality (including its limits in a digital/telehealth environment), and the professional obligation to engage in self-care. Rather than reviewing the Code section by section, the session uses case examples and current research to help participants apply ethical standards to real situations they're likely to encounter, including emerging questions around technology and AI, and the systemic pressures that make ethical practice harder to sustain.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this training, attendees will be able to:
Identify the core values and ethical standards outlined in the NASW Code of Ethics, including the 2021 revisions related to self-care and cultural competence.
Apply an ethical decision-making framework to a practice-based scenario involving confidentiality, boundaries, or dual relationships.
Recognize emerging ethical challenges in social work practice, including the use of technology/AI and systemic barriers to self-care, and identify at least one strategy for addressing each in their own practice.
Limitations, Risks, & Benefits
This training presents a limited amount of information and is not intended to be comprehensive; clinicians who desire additional depth are encouraged to seek out supplemental resources and peer-reviewed literature on this topic. Participants may encounter discomfort as they reflect on their own practice and consider situations involving ethical ambiguity. Benefits include a refreshed working knowledge of the NASW Code of Ethics, a practical decision-making framework for common ethical dilemmas, and increased confidence navigating emerging issues such as technology, AI, and self-care as an ethical obligation.
Cultural Sensitivity
This training incorporates case examples that reflect diverse populations and practice settings, and addresses how cultural competence and cultural humility factor into ethical decision-making, consistent with the 2021 revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics. Participants are invited to consider how their own background, identity, and professional training may shape their approach to informed consent, boundaries, and confidentiality with clients from different cultural backgrounds.
Course Content
This training presents beginner-level content designed as a foundational refresher accessible to clinicians at any stage of practice, delivered through lecture and didactic instruction, case example discussion, and a live question-and-answer session with the presenter. The session addresses core areas of the NASW Code of Ethics, including informed consent and client self-determination, boundaries and dual relationships, confidentiality in digital and telehealth contexts, and self-care as a professional obligation, grounded in current peer-reviewed research and applied through practice-based scenarios.
Relevance
This training addresses ethical responsibilities and standards as outlined in the NASW Code of Ethics and is directly applicable to clinical decision-making, including informed consent, boundaries, confidentiality, and professional self-care. It is relevant to social workers and other mental health professionals whose practice is governed by comparable ethical codes, and it addresses emerging practice issues, including the use of technology and AI in clinical work and the systemic pressures that affect clinicians' ability to sustain ethical, sustainable practice.
About the Presenter
Mike Fuller, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) who is completing his Certified Sex Therapist training. He specializes in the complex intersection of religious shame, identity, and sexual health. His clinical approach is deeply informed by his twenty-year career as an LDS seminary teacher, a foundational shift he describes as moving "from orthodoxy to compassion," which gives him a unique lens on the cultural conflicts that affect intimacy and connection. Mike is the creator of the COMPASS acronym, a practical framework used to teach and integrate core sexual health principles into relationships. His mission is to guide individuals and couples toward sexual autonomy, integrity, and genuine, shame-free connection.
Course Details
Delivery method: Live webinar via the Institute learning platform
Course interactivity: Lecture and didactic instruction with live Q&A
Posttest/quiz: Because this is a live course, a standard posttest is not required. Participation will be monitored throughout the session.
Certificate issuance: Certificates of credit will be issued immediately after course completion to participants who attend the full session and complete the course evaluation.
Contact for questions: institute@thehealinggroup.com
Accessibility accommodations: To request accessibility accommodations, please contact institute@thehealinggroup.com prior to the event. We are committed to making our trainings accessible to all participants.
Registration
Register online at thehealinggroupinstitute.com. Refunds are not available. Full refund and cancellation policy is available on the website.
Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest Disclosure
No commercial entity has provided funding or support for this course. Mike Fuller has no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.
ASWB ACE Statement
The Healing Group Institute, provider number 2716, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/31/26 – 3/31/27. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
