ABPPSP: Ethical Dilemmas and Complex Relationships in PPSP
Presented by: Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D, ABPP, and Jocelyn E. Roland, PhD, ABPP
7 Hours / 7 CEs
On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training
This on-demand professional training program on Ethical Dilemmas and Complex Relationships in Police and Public Safety Psychology is presented by Jeni McCutcheon, PsyD, ABPP, and Jocelyn Roland, Ph.D., ABPP, in partnership with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP).
Police and public safety psychology is a specialized practice domain that requires knowledge of the services provided to consumers, an understanding of legal issues associated with service delivery, and cultural competency related to the environments in which practice occurs.
This program addresses steps to manage ethical dilemmas in accordance with the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Through didactic material and discussion of case examples, participants advance their ability to manage predicaments in this distinct environment. The program discusses all four of the domains of police and public safety psychology (intervention, assessment, consultation, and operations) along with a broad offering of case examples.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- 1 Describe ethical dilemmas and complex relationships in police and public safety psychology
- 2 Describe dilemmas involving confidentiality, limitations of competence, multiple relationships, and organizational conflict demands
- 3 Describe a model to apply ethical principles and standards when managing ethical dilemmas
- 4 Describe the ethical decision making through active case discussion relevant to daily practice in governmental settings
- 5 Describe diversity factors (e.g., race, culture, sexual orientation) that are relevant in resolving ethical dilemmas and arise in complex relationships
Training Instructors:
Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D, ABPP
Jeni McCutcheon, Psy.D., M.S.C.P., ABPP is a licensed psychologist in Arizona and Washington and double board-certified in Clinical Psychology and Police and Public Safety Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. She has worked continuously in the field of police and public safety psychology for the last 24 years. In multiple settings, within agency and in independent practice, she has formed teams and systems for psychological service provision in this psychology specialization area.
Jocelyn E. Roland, PhD, ABPP
Dr. Jocelyn E. Roland received her B.A. in Psychology from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1988, and her Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles in 1992. She has been a licensed psychologist in both Arizona and California since 1994. In June 2011 she was awarded board certification as a Specialist in Police and Public Safety Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology.
We are proud to partner with
American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology
We are proud to partner with The American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) for this training. ABPPSP became a fully affiliated specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) on October 21, 2011. Police and Public Safety Psychology is concerned with assisting law enforcement and other public safety personnel and agencies in carrying out their missions and societal functions with optimal effectiveness, safety, health, and conformity to laws and ethics. It consists of the application of the science and profession of psychology in four primary domains of practice: assessment, clinical intervention, operational support, and organizational consultation.
CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here.
American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).
Sponsorship Approval Statements
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7190. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Palo Alto University, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Palo Alto University maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits. Continuing and Professional Studies, Palo Alto University, is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0103. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies, is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073.