Exploring Ethical Boundaries Through an Internal Family Systems Lens

9:30am-12:30pm

Virtual

April 24, 2026

Facilitator: Jeanine L. Klotzkin, LPC, LCAT

$90 3 NYS CEs

3 hours

NYS CEs for LMSW, LCSW, LCAT, LMHC, LMFT, and Lic Psychologists

Exploring Ethical Boundaries Through an Internal Family Systems Lens

This training fulfills the Appropriate Professional Boundaries requirement for NYS LMHC, LMFT, LCSW, LMSW, LCAT, and NYS Licensed Psychologists.

In this 3 hour virtual course participants will examine how internal dynamics—such as personal values, fears, and protective parts—interact with external ethical rules, professional standards, and legal requirements. Topics will include the nine core ethical principles, boundary crossings versus violations, the Ethics of Care model, and four key foundations of ethical professional behavior.

Through presentation, reflective exercises, and both large and small group discussion, participants will apply these concepts to real-world ethical dilemmas. The workshop is designed to help clinicians strengthen ethical decision-making, navigate professional boundaries with greater clarity, and cultivate a thoughtful, self-reflective approach to ethical practice.

About the presenter

Jeanine L. Klotzkin LCAT, LPC has been a dance/movement therapist and licensed professional counselor for over 30 years. She has extensive experience providing group and individual therapy in inpatient psychiatric and outpatient addiction settings, and has served in leadership roles as a supervisor and clinical director. Jeanine is a somatic and trauma specialist, trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and certified in EMDR. She is currently in private practice in New York and New Jersey.

Learning Objectives to meet NYS Appropriate Professional Boundaries requirements

Identify key internal dynamics (e.g., protective parts, values, and biases) that may influence ethical decision-making in clinical practice.
Differentiate between boundary crossings and boundary violations within the therapist–client relationship.
Apply core ethical principles and the Ethics of Care model to common ethical dilemmas involving money, sex, power, and love.
Utilize reflective practices informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS) to support ethical awareness and professional boundaries.