How many times have you run into an ethical or legal dilemma and wondered how to handle it? Or found yourself in a tricky situation and realized that it could have been largely avoided if your consent form was a little more clear or comprehensive? I think we’ve all been there, including my guests today. Dr. Karen Pavlidis and Fran Schopick, JD, MSW founded the Working Alliance to provide mental health practitioners with a comprehensive, personal model of risk management services. Today, we’re talking about…

• The importance of a thorough, clear disclosure form
• Making informed consent a process, not a document
• How to navigate informed consent conversations in the intake
• Benefits of the Working Alliance compared to other risk management options

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About Fran Schopick, JD, MSW

Fran Schopick, JD, MSW, is an attorney in Washington State with a unique background in psychiatric research and social work. Fran devotes most of her time representing mental health care providers facing Licensing Board complaints. She is a speaker on ethics and risk management, focusing on strategies for providers to avoid or navigate through Licensing Board investigations.

Get in Touch

• Website: www.theworkingalliance.com

About Dr. Jeremy Sharp

I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.

As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.

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