Cross Borders with Confidence: The Ethics and Legalities of Interstate Counseling

Cross Borders with Confidence: The Ethics and Legalities of Interstate Counseling for LCSWs, LPCs, and LMFTs

Learn how to navigate the legal and ethical challenges of interstate counseling, including state licensing requirements, telemental health across state lines, and the evolving Counseling Compact. This live synchronous webinar provides practical guidance for mental health professionals who want to expand their practice while protecting clients and their licenses.

Description

Crossing state lines in your counseling practice can expand your professional opportunities, but it also raises important legal and ethical questions. How can you serve clients across state boundaries without violating licensing laws or compromising client care?

Join Eric Groh, LPC, BC-TMH, CPCS, ACS, for a practical examination of interstate counseling, telemental health requirements, and the current status of the Counseling Compact in Georgia and elsewhere.

Drawing on seven years of experience writing, interpreting, and enforcing Georgia licensing board rules, as well as his work as a former Composite Board President and Complaints Investigator, Eric explores licensure by reciprocity or endorsement, legacy licenses, state-specific requirements, and the ethical responsibilities involved in providing services across jurisdictions.

Course Objectives

• Interstate Practice: Identify legal and ethical considerations for providing counseling and telemental health services across state lines.
• Licensure Pathways: Differentiate reciprocity and endorsement and identify steps for pursuing licensure in another state.
• Counseling Compact: Describe the current status and implications of the Counseling Compact for professional practice.

Your Presenter

Eric Groh, LPC BC-TMH CPCS ACS

Former Composite Board President and Complaints Investigator.

Eric Groh is a mental health ethics trainer and consultant with extensive experience in professional counseling ethics, licensing rules, and telemental health practice.

He served as president of the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists and spent seven years writing, interpreting, and enforcing Georgia licensing board rules.