Nebraska Psychological Association
2025 Fall Conference
“Sequence XIV: Ethics and Risk Management of Navigating New Frontiers in Psychological Practice”
Friday, September 5, 2025
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Central
Hybrid event – Scott Conference Center (Omaha)
and via Zoom
Workshop Description
In today’s swiftly changing landscape, psychologists are witnessing a surge of fresh opportunities and possibilities. These emerging frontiers not only broaden the scope of professional activities for aiding clients and patients through innovative methods, but also offer avenues to enhance and support practice in ways that were once unimaginable. However, these new territories also come with their own set of unique challenges, unforeseen risks, and uncertainties.
Workshop XIV is dedicated to exploring the ethical considerations and risk management strategies essential for effectively maneuvering through these novel domains in psychological practice. Specific topics include:
- necessary considerations for expanding one’s practice into new areas,
- psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT),
- the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in psychological practice,
- issues related to digital security,
- new understandings of PSYPACT and interjurisdictional telepsychology (IJTP), and
- effectively managing transitions in one’s practice (e.g., new employment, retirement, disability/illness, professional wills).
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Describe basic principles of ethics and risk management, as applied to several specific clinical situations that arise in professional practice.
- List at least three areas of the ethics code relevant to expanding one’s psychological practice into new directions.
- Describe potential risks psychologists face when growing their business in new areas.
- Summarize at least three risk management strategies that can assist in mitigating risk.
- Explain the current state of legality regarding this model of treatment; identify areas of unique risk when practicing PAT; and delineate at least five specific strategies for ethically managing those risks.
- Define psychedelic assisted therapy (PAT).
- Differentiate between legal and illegal interjurisdictional telepsychology (IJTP) practice and explain multiple avenues for legal practice.
- Define three benefits and three risks of using artificial intelligence in psychological practice.
- Identify three aspects of HIPAA that apply to privacy and security in emerging technology.
- Summarize four steps in preparing for transitions in professional practice, and three action steps when these changes occur.
- Delineate at least four risk management strategies for IJTP, both within and outside of PSYPACT, including the management of patients in crisis across jurisdictions..
Presenter: Daniel O. Taube, JD, PhD
Daniel O. Taube earned his J.D. from Villanova University in 1985 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Hahnemann University in 1987, as a member of the Hahnemann/ Villanova Joint Psychology and Law Graduate Program. He is a Professor Emeritus at the California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco at Alliant International University, past Psy.D. Program Director, founder and coordinator of the Forensic Family Child.
His areas of professional focus include ethical and legal issues in professional practice, child protection, and addictions. In addition to his teaching and research interests, he has been in private practice since 1990, has served on the APA Ethics Appeals Panel for over 20 years, and taught graduate and professional level courses on ethical and legal issues in professional practice for 25 years. Dr. Taube regularly consults with a wide range of practitioners and community agencies regarding standards of practice and ethical concerns.
Conference Schedule:
8:30 –9:00 In-person/On-site Conference Registration
9:00 – 12:15 Morning Session
Includes 15 Minute Break
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15 – 4:30 Afternoon Session
Includes 15 Minute Break
Earn 6 Ethics Continuing Education Credits:
Earn 6 Ethics Continuing Education Credits and eligibility to receive a 15% discount off your Trust Sponsored Liability Policy Premium (for 2 consecutive years at policy renewal). See details below.
Continuing Education
The Nebraska Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Nebraska Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Participants attending this conference can receive 6 CEs for psychologists. Full attendance at the workshop is required to receive CE credit for psychologists. No partial credit is awarded; late arrival or early departure will preclude awarding of CE credits for psychologists. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits and will not be eligible for the 15% premium discount described below. This program meets the criteria of an approved continuing education program for mental health practice.
Eligibility for Insurance Premium Discounts
Workshop completion earns 6 CE credits and eligibility to receive a 15% premium discount on your Trust Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance for your next 2 consecutive policy periods. To obtain CE discounts, submit CE certification from an organization approved by APA to offer CE credit (must have been completed within the previous 15 months) with the insurance application. Discounts cannot be combined and are not applicable to Researcher/Academician or Student policies. Group policies become eligible for the CE discount when at least 50% of those insured under the group policy submit CE certification. All applications are individually underwritten and submission of CE certification will not guarantee insurance policy issuance or renewal.
Cancellation Policy: Written notification is required on or before September 1, 2025, for complete refund of registration fee. All questions, comments and complaints should be directed to the NPA Central Office at npa@nebpsych.org, 402-475-0709 or 877-355-7934.
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