Ethics for Vermont Clinical Mental Health Counselors (4 Hours)

This four hour, text-based home study course covers ethics and law for Vermont licensed clinical mental health counselors. All four hours are professional ethics content.

Module 1 covers how Vermont regulates clinical mental health counselors: the Office of Professional Regulation, the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners, licensure, and renewal and continuing education. Module 2 covers unprofessional conduct under 3 V.S.A. 129a, including the 2026 rule on artificial intelligence, and the complaint and discipline process. Module 3 covers confidentiality, Vermont's duty to warn under 18 V.S.A. 1882, child and vulnerable adult abuse reporting, and minors' consent to counseling. Module 4 covers ethical decision making, boundaries in small communities, telehealth, and the Counseling Compact. Each module includes a practical routine, a tool training, a skills practice, and Vermont case studies.

This course is designed around the continuing education requirements of the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation and the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners and is not approved or endorsed by the Office or the Board.

Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7987. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.