This module includes a workshop, training manual, study materials, required readings, supplementary readings, and an exam.
The workshop component is a live, one day, online virtual workshop that is conducted by an expert trainer. The workshop will be interactive and include features such as shared screen and breakout rooms. Student class size is designed to allow the trainer to facilitate an engaging and rewarding workshop experience.
The reading materials component consists of required reading and suggested, optional reading that is intended to further enhance the student’s knowledge.
Demonstrate your commitment to the highest of ethical standards and strong values and convey this to debtors, consumers, regulators, your peers, and the industry through completing this module.
Cost to Enroll
Regular Price $799 + tax
CDA Members $599 + tax
Upon successful completion, you will receive a qualification Certificate in Ethics & Values. This Certificate is one of the five mandatory components of expertise required to achieve the Certified Debtor Advocate credential that is bestowed to qualified individuals by the Canadian Debtors Association.
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Workshop Details:
The Ethics of Helping — Boundaries and Relationships
Date: Date to be announced
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Time
with a lunch break from noon to 1:00 p.m.
Workshop Description: Ethics are at the heart of competent and effective practice for those in the helping field. It is very common for anyone working in the helping profession to encounter ethical dilemmas. This workshop is designed to give individuals an opportunity to review common principles and standards for ethical practice that are relevant. Participants will practice using an ethical decision-making process to work through common areas of ethical concerns and leave with a stronger awareness of their own ethical base.
Workshop Topics Include:
- Boundaries and Ethics
- What’s Involved with Building Ethical Competence
- Common Principles in Helping Professions
- An Ethical Decision-Making Process
- Common Standards of Practice
- Confidentiality and Limits to Confidentiality
- Helper and Client Boundaries
- Cultural and Diversity Competence
- Ethical Technology
Workshop Learning Objectives:
At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Define the concept of ethics and how it applies within the helping profession
- Describe the common values and principles that guide codes of ethics in helping professions
- Identify steps in a process for ethical decision-making
- Describe ethical considerations for boundaries and cultural competence in the workplace
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Workshop Trainer:
Vicki Enns, MMFT, RMFT is the Clinical Director of the Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute, an Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and an instructor in the graduate program for Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Winnipeg. She is the editor and co-author of the Counselling Insights book. Vicki believes in a holistic approach to wellness that applies to both clients and helpers. Vicki also believes that it is essential for helpers to continue learning and developing their self-awareness alongside evolving clinical skills. As a trainer, she is particularly gifted at creating a learning atmosphere that is collaborative and respectful, and which embraces diversity in personal identity, skills, and cultural perspectives.
By enrolling in the Ethics and Values module, you are starting on your path towards achieving your Certified Debtor Advocate professional certification.
As you progress through the certification program and earn your qualification in each module, you’ll achieve recognized competence in each subject area. You will receive a qualification certificate for each module that you successfully complete.
When you are fully qualified in all five modules of training, you’ll earn the professional certification of Certified Debtor Advocate.