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AzPA Ethics Day

  • April 30, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Webinar

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  • This ticket applies to Academic, Friend of Psychology, Full, Out of State and Affiliate members.
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If You Ask Chat GPT about Ethical Quandaries Psychologists Face, You May Be Surprised!!

Presented By: Faren Akins, Ph.D., JD and Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D., ABPP

Event Schedule
12:50 - 1:00 pm Check In
1:00 - 4:00 pm Presentation

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Program Description

Two curious professionals trying to learn how to use ChatGPT, asked a simple question: GENERATE A LIST OF THE 50 MOST VEXING ETHICAL QUANDARIES THAT PSYCHOLOGISTS FACE. Boy, were they surprised AND impressed with the response. This Ethics Webinar will focus on addressing as many of the items AI-generated as we can. We will share the 50 questions with attendees at the presentation and randomly request the audience to select items they would like us to address. We will facilitate discussion with the audience from there. Here are just a few examples:

  • What if a client confesses intent to harm someone but refuses to give details?
  • Can you keep a minor’s therapy confidential from their parents?
  • How do you handle situations where the client is at risk of suicide but resists intervention?
  • Are you obligated to report illegal activity disclosed in therapy?
  • What if a client dies who can access their records?
  • Should you disclose your own beliefs in politically charged therapy topics?
  • What if a colleague is behaving unethically but you are unsure if or how to report it?

See? Pretty challenging questions, huh? Well, come join us for a three-hour discussion and exchange of ideas about these and other questions AI raised, as well as ones you may bring to the session. We will attempt to apply standards and principles from the REFERENCES BELOW when discussing answers to the AI questions.

Program Level: Intermediate

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify and describe three ethical violations involving the Chat GPT 50 most vexing ethical quandaries and two ways to avoid each of them.
  2. Identify three situations that can involve difficulties obtaining valid informed consent for services. Describe possible resolutions for each of the challenges you have detailed.

  3. Based upon what you have learned from today’s webinar, identify and describe three ways to avoid getting licensing board complaints.

3.0 CE credits are available to attendees.

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