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Instructional Level

Intermediate --- Builds upon the learner's foundational knowledge, familiarity with the literature and/or experience in a content area. Programming at this level includes more depth than at a beginning level program. It could also serve as a refresher course for individuals who have background in a content area and are interested in learning more contemporary applications.

Course Description and Target Audience

In this training, I will explore some of the more common ethical concerns that emerge in rural communities, including multiple relationships, confidentiality, and boundaries of competence. Clinical examples based on the presenter's experiences as a practitioner and trainer in a rural environment will be used to explore ethical and relevant clinical decision-making. The workshop will include didactic and interactive learning experiences, with an emphasis on integrated behavioral health care.

The target audience is mental health providers (advanced doctoral level psychology trainees, psychologists in practice, master’s level clinicians, etc).

The materials presented will be based on actual clinical experience. They will therefore be relevant and have utility for trainees. They will be accurate as they reflect clinical applications and actions. The risks inherent in such content is that clinical and ethical judgment is diverse and contains ambiguity.

Learning Objectives

  • Participants will be able to identify at least three (3) ethical challenges of particular relevance in rural and small communities.
  • Participants will be able to list at least four (4) ways in which rural settings and social context impact ethical decision-making.
  • Participants will be able to apply ethical standards and ethical decision-making steps to at least three (3) cases involving confidentiality, multiple relationships, competence, and privacy.


Presenter Information

Cindy Juntunen is Dean of the College of Education and Human Development and Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of North Dakota. Her primary scholarship and teaching interests are in the areas of rural health, social justice, ethics, vocational psychology, and socioeconomic status. She is a licensed psychologist and earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Video Homestudy Format

CE’s for this homestudy training will be earned through completing the following tasks:

  • Watch the presentation video and review all provided documents in their entirety.
  • Pass the post-test questionnaire with at least 80% correct.


A program evaluation form will be provided to all who registered following the training. Please be sure to complete this form since your feedback helps direct future CE programming from our organization.

Registration Cost

This cost includes video links, materials, and tests required to obtain the CE’s. The CE certificate will be emailed to participants upon successful completion of the training (80% or higher on exam).