LIVE WEBINAR AND/OR IN-PERSON | 6 NBCC ETHICS CREDIT HOURS | $175
November 17, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST | WestBridge | 660 Chestnut Street, Manchester, NH, 03104
Ethics in counseling is about far more than simply following a code of conduct, it is about the everyday decisions clinicians make that impact client wellbeing, professional integrity, and the sustainability of their work. In practice, ethical challenges often emerge in subtle but significant ways: documentation choices, boundary crossings, burnout, confidentiality concerns, informed consent conversations, scope of practice questions, or the emotional weight clinicians carry over time.
Training Objectives:
- Recognize how documentation practices affect ethical compliance, client welfare, and legal accountability.
- Identify the role of self-care as an ethical imperative and understand its direct influence on therapeutic effectiveness and professional boundaries.
- Apply ethical decision-making models to complex clinical scenarios.
- Evaluate how burnout, impairment, and dual relationships can compromise ethical practice and develop strategies to mitigate these risks.
- Implement best practices for informed consent, confidentiality, competence, and scope of practice in everyday clinical work.
- Develop a structured approach to ethical termination that prioritizes both client welfare and clinician integrity.
- Demonstrate awareness of one’s personal boundary lines and biases through guided reflection and case-based discussion.
Instructors:
Brittany Barberian, LCMHC, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, EMDR Approved Consultant, and New Hampshire Approved Clinical Supervisor who brings extensive experience in trauma-informed care, and ethical practice in mental health settings. As a leader and educator with Infinite Learning Institute, Brittany is deeply committed to strengthening clinicians’ confidence, competence, and professional integrity. Her work emphasizes the intersection of ethics, documentation standards, scope of practice, burnout prevention, and sustainable clinical work. Drawing from her experience supervising both developing and seasoned clinicians, she helps professionals translate ethical principles into practical, real-world decision-making that protects both client welfare and clinician longevity.
Annmarie Karayianes, LCMHC, LMHC, CAP, NH Approved Supervisor, is a licensed psychotherapist in New Hampshire and Florida specializing in grief and loss, trauma, and workplace trauma, psychological safety, and recovery from toxic organizational cultures. With over 22 years of experience in substance use and mental health treatment, Annmarie has provided therapeutic services in a variety of settings including residential and outpatient treatment, Drug Court programs, Emergency Services, and finally private practice. Annmarie has a passion for training and has conducted mental health and substance use trainings on a local and state level, as well as participating in national trainings for Drug Courts across the country.
Accreditation:
Infinite Learning Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7977. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Infinite Learning Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
