2026 Ethics Series, November Session

For November 2026 – Engaging Cultural Humility, a poetic and reflective approach beginning with the self.

This session will guide us through an experiential process of looking at where we’re from and reflecting on the ways in which we do, or don’t, encounter other cultures. This session is grounded in broad research on cultural humility training principles and the application of the ethical standards to that research. It is designed to be a creative expansion and deeper engagement with these concepts as we do the activities and share reflections.

Series Intentions:
Ethical practice is a way of recognizing and thoughtfully resolving, to the best of one’s ability, the inevitable conflicts that arise in our work.

Decision making can be fraught with uncertainty, perhaps even shame, as we work through the options. Laws and codes give us some structures but relatively few clear answers for the complexities of clinical practices. 

This session will guide us through an experiential process of looking at where we’re from and reflecting on the ways in which we do, or don’t, encounter other cultures. This session is grounded in broad research on cultural humility training principles and the application of the ethical standards to that research. It is designed to be a creative expansion and deeper engagement with these concepts as we do the activities and share reflections.

In this discussion and experiential based on-going series, we explore the issues we’re facing, the decisions we’re making, and the implications for our practice. Simple self nurture activities are integrated to reflect the perspective that best practices require a well functioning practitioner. 

Our discussions focus on identifying various ethical dilemmas from true case illustrations. Participants are encouraged to submit issues from their own practices that can be used to enhance everyone’s learning. Submissions can be sent to Heather@innerresourcestraining.org prior to the session so she can be prepared, and make room for your concern.

Please ensure that all identifying information has been removed. 

General Discussion Topics

• Supervisor related issues
• Working with multiple family members – yes? no?
• Sharing cases with colleagues
• Social justice & cultural sensitivity in therapy
• Counter-transference and values clashes
• Dual relationships and small town living
• Managing boundaries
• Responding to subpoenas
• Reporting mandates and emotions
• Best practices versus ethics, what’s the difference
• Self care is an ethical issue
• Whatever you bring to the session…

Cost includes 1.5 CEUs/session

CEUs

Each meeting counts as 1.5 hours of ethical content for licensure compliance. In Indiana we are required to have 1 hour annually.