Overview

The APS Perth Branch is excited to invite you to another great webinar with Dr Phil Watts.

The aim of this webinar is to take a closer look at how the components of the newly implemented AHPRA Code of Conduct may affect the therapy process.

Drawing on the story of a couple and their son, beginning with when they first attend therapy and tracking various issues that arise in subsequent sessions, Dr Phil Watts will help us to identify the potential at each point for being confronted with the boundaries of the Code of Conduct and what we must do to avoid professional misconduct.

The format will be an interactive style in which Dr Watts will present each step of the therapy process in turn and then invite participants to ask questions before moving on to the next step.

Participants will learn how components of the Code of Conduct can be specifically applied to issues commonly arising in clinical work.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this event, participants should be able to:

Understand how components of the Code of Conduct can be specifically applied to issues commonly arising in clinical work.

Presenter(s)

Dr. Phil Watts

About the presenter(s)

Dr. Phil Watts is an adjunct associate professor in Clinical Psychology and endorsed in Forensic Psychology. He is the director of a busy private practice in South Perth, Mindstate Psychology. He has over 35 years’ experience. He conducts assessments of offenders and victims of crime, has been a Single Expert Witness in the Family Court in over 2500 cases, and also conducts Care and Protection assessments. He has wide interests from ranging from violence and sexual risk to trauma and neurobiological interventions. He has published 7 books, two well-known titles in the family law space are Shared Care and Divided Lives: What’s Best for Children When Parents Separate (2nd edition, 2024) and How to Find Love and Not a Psycho (2020).

Notes

Target Audience

This event is aimed at all psychologists.

Please note:

• This is a Member Groups event. All communication will be sent to the registrants’ registered email address. This includes event reminders with details (such as the Zoom link) and any pre-event or post-event resources, if provided by the facilitators.
• A post-event email will be sent within two weeks of the event’s completion to each registrant’s registered email address. This email will include the CPD certificate, and any additional resources shared during the session.

Duration of Access

This event will not be recorded. 

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

The information in this presentation has been prepared in good faith and for educational purposes only. Therefore, the information is general in nature and should not be relied upon in the treatment of any condition and you should seek your own independent professional and/or legal advice concerning any specific issue. The APS accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions or decisions relating to the information. The content should not be reproduced without permission or unless permitted by law.

If you are experiencing registration difficulties please contact APS Events Support.