Navigating Boundaries, Technology, and Complexity

A Powerful Two-Hour Transformational Seminar

Using the SWEET Four Layers of Transformation and the SWEET Body–Mind–Meaning Framework

Ethics is not a checklist. Ethics is not fear-based compliance. Ethics is not just “knowing the rules.” Ethics is how we stay aligned under pressure.

Most ethical failures are not caused by bad clinicians. They are caused by good clinicians who are tired, emotionally pulled, navigating technology, holding complexity, and slowly drifting.

Ethical drift is subtle. Human. And preventable.

This seminar is about becoming the kind of clinician who stays ethical when it’s hard.

Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026

Time: 4-6pm (EDT)

CEUs: 2

Online via Zoom

This course is eligible for 2 CEUs for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psychologists in New York State

For more information about CEU approval, please click here.

WHY THIS SEMINAR MATTERS NOW

Modern clinical work is more complex than ever:

• Telehealth and hybrid care

• Texting, messaging, and blurred access

• Social media and dual relationships

• AI tools and documentation

• Burnout, over-identification, and emotional pull

• High-acuity, high-need, high-pressure systems

Traditional ethics trainings don’t prepare clinicians for this reality. This one does.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Participants will learn how to:

• Navigate boundaries without rigidity or guilt

• Recognize early warning signs of ethical strain in the body, mind, and meaning

• Differentiate boundary crossings vs violations in real-world situations

• Identify how countertransference and attachment patterns drive ethical risk

• Apply a clear, repeatable framework for ethical decision-making under pressure

• Set limits with clarity, warmth, and confidence—without harming the alliance

• Use technology ethically without losing the treatment frame

THE SWEET FRAMEWORK (WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT)

This seminar uses the SWEET Four Layers of Transformation:

Conscious – What is happening behaviorally

Preconscious – Emotional pull, rationalizations, pressure

Unconscious – Attachment wounds, countertransference, identity needs

Existential – Meaning, values, purpose, ethical legacy

Paired with the Body–Mind–Meaning Framework, participants learn to detect ethical drift before it becomes an incident.

YOU WILL LEAVE WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS

Boundary-setting scripts that actually work 

A simple ethical decision-making anchor 

Technology & texting clarity 

Language for saying “no” without rupture 

A personal Ethics Integrity Plan 

Renewed confidence, clarity, and professional grounding

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Psychologists

• Social workers

• Counselors & therapists

• Supervisors & clinical leaders

• Trainees & early-career clinicians

• Anyone navigating complex clinical, ethical, or system pressures

FINAL WORD

Ethics is not about restriction.

It’s about protection.

Protection of:

• the people we serve

• the therapeutic relationship

• the clinician’s integrity

• and the sacredness of the work

Ethical practice is not a burden. It is the highest form of respect.

Here's what attendees have been saying about SWEET seminars:

"The organization of the seminar worked well, and I gained knowledge to add to my practice." - Phyllis, LMSW

"I enjoyed the interactive nature of the webinar." - Sally Anne, LMSW

"Warm, welcoming, and encouraging of full participation." - Marisha, LCSW