Developed for psychologists licensed by State Boards of Psychology across the United States. Our courses address clinical competence, ethical conduct, professionalism and fitness to practice, and carry 2 CE credits each. Written by healthcare professionals who understand US state-board regulation.
In the US, psychologists are licensed and disciplined by State Boards of Psychology under each state's practice act — there is no single national regulator. Boards set license requirements, scopes of practice and standards of conduct.
Aligned with State Boards of Psychology standards and national codes of ethics. Helping psychologists facing a complaint, investigation or disciplinary matter, and for CE / license renewal.
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Covers ethical obligations including duties to report concerns, maintain honesty, and uphold probity in all professional dealings — central to State Boards of Psychology expectations.
Covers professional standards and behavior expected by State Boards of Psychology — conduct, communication, teamwork, and maintaining public trust.
Comprehensive course on medical ethics principles — ethical frameworks, moral reasoning, and professional decision-making aligned with State Boards of Psychology guidelines.
Strengthen multidisciplinary teamwork — communication, handover protocols, hierarchy management, and safe team environments.
Ethical and professional standards for safe prescribing — regulatory guidelines, controlled substances, and protocols.
Explores the professional ethics landscape — ethical obligations, standards of practice, and the expectations of state licensing boards.
Covers the duty of candor — being open and honest with patients and families when something goes wrong in their care.
Understand confidentiality and HIPAA obligations — data protection, justified disclosure, and information sharing.
Training on valid informed consent, patient privacy, capacity assessment, and chaperone use in clinical practice.
Communication skills that prevent complaints — breaking bad news, shared decision-making, and conflict resolution.
Create clear, legally defensible records that meet board and payer standards — electronic records, amendments, and common errors.
Navigate social media risks — online conduct, digital confidentiality (HIPAA), and protecting your professional reputation.
Maintain and demonstrate clinical competence — patient safety, risk management, and quality improvement.
What probity means in practice — honesty, financial integrity, transparency, and managing conflicts of interest.
Navigate financial ethics — conflicts of interest, industry relationships, billing integrity, and gift policies.
Practical guidance on rebuilding professional trust after an incident — with patients, the public, and your state board.
Essential course for board proceedings — complaints, investigation, hearings, insight, remediation, and outcomes.
Build professional insight — recognizing limitations, understanding impact, and meeting board expectations during proceedings.
Guidance on effective remediation — action plans, evidencing change, and demonstrating concerns are addressed.
Develop meaningful reflective practice — reflective accounts, structured frameworks, and board expectations.
Demonstrate that past issues will not be repeated — root cause analysis, practice changes, and sustained improvement.
Guidance on managing complaints professionally — the investigation process, response letters, lessons learned, and resilience.
Covers the boundary spectrum, dual relationships, warning signs of drift, sexual boundary violations, and maintaining trust.
Maintaining ethical boundaries in clinical relationships — patient interactions, colleague dynamics, and power imbalances.
Our online ethics and professionalism courses are written for psychologists licensed by state boards of psychology across the United States, mapped to the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and the practice-act standards boards enforce. They suit routine CE renewal as well as psychologists responding to a board complaint. Browse the full range of United States healthcare ethics courses or use the selector above to match courses to your situation.
If you are facing a board complaint, investigation or disciplinary matter as a psychologist in the United States, or simply want to strengthen your CE record, our courses are designed to help you demonstrate insight, remediation and a commitment to professional standards — the qualities State Boards of Psychology look for when assessing your response to a concern.
Most state boards of psychology require continuing education for license renewal, and many mandate a set number of dedicated ethics hours each cycle. Our Medical Ethics Course and Professional Ethics Course address ethical principles and professional conduct, while Confidentiality in Healthcare Practice and Professional Boundaries cover the confidentiality and multiple-relationship standards central to the APA Code.
A complaint about a psychologist is filed with the relevant state board of psychology, which can investigate and, where concerns are substantiated, take action ranging from a confidential consent order to probation, suspension or license revocation. Our Dealing with a Complaint or Investigation Professionally course explains the process, and you can select your investigation type to see the most relevant courses.
When a board reviews a concern, it looks for genuine insight, meaningful remediation and honest reflection. Courses on Insight for Fitness to Practise, Remediation for Fitness to Practise and Reflection for Fitness to Practise help you understand what boards expect and produce a downloadable certificate to submit with your response.
The catalogue covers the issues most often seen in psychology complaints: patient confidentiality and HIPAA, valid informed consent, multiple relationships and professional boundaries, accurate documentation, and practising within your area of competence.
The same ethical foundations apply across regulated health professions, so psychologists often work alongside our ethics courses for doctors and nurses & midwives.
Recurring triggers include boundary violations and multiple relationships, breaches of confidentiality, informed-consent and documentation failures, practising outside one's area of competence, and billing irregularities. Each course examines these through realistic, case-based scenarios so you can recognise risk before it becomes a board matter.
Every course is fully online and self-paced, so you can complete it around clinical commitments, on any device, with no fixed start date. On finishing each course you can download a certificate of completion for your CE, license-renewal or board records. Each course is USD$99 and carries 2 CE credits.
In the United States, psychologists are licensed and disciplined at state level by State Boards of Psychology under each state's practice act — there is no single national regulator. To practice you must hold an active state license and stay within its scope, and State Boards of Psychology expect you to maintain standards of clinical competence, ethical conduct and professionalism throughout your career. Every course on this page is built around those expectations and the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and your State Board of Psychology's rules, so the learning maps onto what licensing boards and employers look for.
Beyond technical skill in psychological assessment, therapy and intervention, State Boards of Psychology expect safe, ethical and culturally responsive care for a diverse patient population — clear communication, valid informed consent, accurate records, protection of patient information under HIPAA, and honesty when something goes wrong.
These standards are maintained through ongoing continuing education (CE) and periodic license renewal, not a one-time exercise.
Most concerns raised about psychologists are not about clinical knowledge alone — they center on ethics, communication and professionalism. Recurring themes include:
Understanding where these risks arise, and being able to show you have addressed them, is exactly what these courses build.
A complaint about a practitioner is usually filed with the relevant State Board, which can investigate and, where concerns are substantiated, take action ranging from a confidential advisory or consent order to probation, suspension or license revocation. Serious actions are reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). At every stage, boards look for the same things: genuine insight into what happened, meaningful remediation, honest reflection, and credible assurance the issue will not be repeated. The fitness-to-practice, insight, remediation and reflection courses on this page address each of these in turn.
These courses suit psychologists preparing for or responding to a board investigation, rebuilding trust after a disciplinary matter, returning to practice after time away, supervising or mentoring colleagues, or simply wanting well-evidenced continuing education. Each course is online, self-paced, USD$99 and carries 2 CE credits, with a certificate of completion for your records.
Courses written by healthcare professionals, aligned with State Boards of Psychology standards for psychologists in the United States.
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Healthcare Ethics Courses is a proud organisational member of the American Accreditation Association — a mark of our ongoing commitment to quality, integrity and professional standards in everything we produce for U.S. healthcare professionals.
Our organisational membership reflects our commitment to quality; individual courses are aligned with state board standards and national codes of ethics rather than independently accredited.
