2 CE-Hour Professional Roles & Boundaries Training for Behavioral Health Professionals
Fulfill Washington State's professional roles and boundaries training requirement with clinically relevant education designed specifically for behavioral health professionals.
Go beyond basic definitions to explore real-world ethical challenges, recognize boundary violations, navigate complex professional relationships, and understand how to protect both your clients and your clinical practice.
This course emphasizes practical application, ethical decision-making, and the professional responsibilities clinicians encounter every day.
Course Fee: $69
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Course Snapshot
Course Format
Self-paced online training
Course Format
Course Format
Self-paced online training
Self-paced online training
Duration
2 credit hours
Course Format
Duration
Self-paced online training
2 credit hours
Access
Available immediately after registration
Course Format
Access
Self-paced online training
Available immediately after registration
Certificate
Issued upon completion
Course Format
Certificate
Self-paced online training
Issued upon completion
Audience
Behavioral Health Professional
Course Format
Audience
Self-paced online training
Behavioral Health Professional
Price
$69
Course Format
Price
Self-paced online training
$69
Course Overview
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.
Course Objectives
After completing this training, participants will be able to:
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.
Meet your Instructor
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐋𝐌𝐇𝐂, 𝐋𝐏𝐂, 𝐍𝐂𝐂, 𝐀𝐂𝐒Founder & 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 Modules
Click each module to view the lessons.
Module 1: Foundation of Professional Bounderies
● Professional Roles and Boundaries - 4 minutes● Boundary Crossing vs Boundary Violations - 13 minutes● Boundary Awareness Self-Assessment ● The Clinicians Role in Suicide Prevention ● Quiz
Total Time: 17 minutesModule 2: Managing Professional Relationships
● Dual Relationships – 10 minutes● Therapist Self-Disclosure – 8 minutes● Termination, Abandonment, and Post-Treatment Boundaries – 8 minutes● Digital Boundaries and Communication – 7 minutes● Assignment: Dual Relationship Case Study● Assignment: Self Disclosure Reflection● Quiz
Total Time: 33 minutesModule 3: Financial Boundaries
● Financial Ethics and Professional Business Practices – 7 minutes ● Conflicts of Interest and Financial Exploitation – 8 minutes ● Assignment: Billing Ethics Reflection ● Assignment: Financial Conflicts of Interest● Quiz
Total Time: 15 minutesModule 4: Power, Influence, and High-Risk Boundaries
● Power Dynamics and Professional Influence – 8 minutes ● Physical, Sexual, and Romantic Boundaries – 7 minutes ● Transference, Countertransference, and Emotional Dependency – 8 minutes● Maintaining Professional Objectivity– 8 minutes ● Transference and Emotional Boundaries Activity● Section Quiz
Total Time: 31 minutesModule 5: Applying Ethical Boundaries in Practice
● Recognizing Boundary Drift, Consultation, and Ethical Decision-Making - 12 minutes● Washington State Laws Related to Professional Roles and Boundaries – 7 minutes ● Applying Ethical Principles in Everyday Practice – 3 minutes● Assignment: Ethical Decision Making Exercise● Assignment: Applying Ethical Principles● Quiz
Total Time: 22 minutesFinal Comprehensive Case Study and Course Completion
● Supplementary Reading - 2 minutes● Final Test● Course Evaluation
Total Instructional Time: 120 Minutes Total Continuing Education Credit: 2.0 Credit hours
Course Details
This course is a self-paced online training providing 2 continuing education hours.
The course is designed for:
● Licensed Mental Health Counselors● Licensed Clinical Social Workers● Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists● Associate-level clinicians working toward licensure● Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Participants must complete all modules and pass the final assessment to receive a certificate of completion.
Certificates are issued automatically upon completion.
Policies
Refund Policy
Online products are immeditately available and are non-eligible for a refund once purchased.
Grievance Policy
Participants who wish to file a complaint or grievance may contact our office directly.
Contact Information
Pacific Neurocounseling425-403-5765Pacificneurocounseling.com
Pacific Neurocounseling has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 8083. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Pacific Neurocounseling is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.