• Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals
  • ONLINE Continuing Education Hours: 2 (Two)
  • NBCC Approval: Yes
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Course Description

Ecotherapy usually includes doing therapy outdoors. Therapy in non-traditional settings presents unique ethical challenges. These ethical issues are usually not covered in therapy graduate school programs. In this course we will discuss how to address some common ethical issues for therapists and counselors that are unique to the process of ecotherapy.

Course Objectives

After taking this course the student will be able to:
  • Discuss and describe confidentiality and informed consent issues common to the practice of ecotherapy
  • Discuss training recommendations regarding the practice of ecotherapy
  • Discuss assessment and client safety issues common to the practice of ecotherapy
  • Discuss and describe what constitutes dual relationships in ecotherapy
  • Discuss and describe values conflicts in ecotherapy settings
  • Develop a sense of self-awareness for counselors and therapists practicing ecotherapy

Course Instructions

This is a recorded version of a course that was offered on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. This version of the course is for ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT. Once you have purchased the course, there will be several course documents available for download, plus a series of lessons including a two-hour video presentation. When you have completed the presentation and the review, there will be a final exam. You have three attempts to pass the final exam with a score of 80% or higher. Once you have passed the final a certificate of completion will be generated in pdf format for your records.

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