Spring Ethics & Diversity
March 27, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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THIS EVENT IS NOW VIRTUAL!
Ethics Presentation (Now virtual via Zoom)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Attendees will receive 3 NBCC hours of CE credit at the end of the presentation.
Lunch
Lunch break from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Diversity Presentation (Now virtual via Zoom)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Attendees will receive 3 hours of CE credit at the end of the presentation.
Registration Information
Register early! The first 40 registrants will receive a free book.
Ethics Session (9am-12pm)
Courageous Conversations: An Attachment-Informed Framework for Clinical Ethics
Hard conversations are unavoidable in therapy. This training shows you how to hold boundaries, invite “no,” and repair ruptures—ethically and attachment-savvy—so clients feel safer, not smaller.
Why this training
Ethics that clients can feel.
Relational ethics sits underneath every principle we quote. Using attachment science and therapeutic alliance research, we teach you to create a secure base—so consent is real, boundaries are clear, and repairs deepen trust.
You’ll practice, not just listen.
Expect brief demos, case vignettes, and a safely scaffolded “saying no” exercise to embody consent, autonomy, and repair.
What will attendees learn:
Understand the core principles of attachment theory relevant to clinical ethics and difficult conversations.
1. Apply APA ethical principles (beneficence/non-maleficence, fidelity, respect for rights & dignity) through an attachment lens when stakes are high.
2. Recognize when consent is compromised—and what to do when a client cannot comfortably refuse or disagree.
3. Identify at least two of your own protective strategies (e.g., over-explaining, placating, over-controlling) and the attachment fears underneath.
4. Conceptualize how attachment patterns shape client reactions to boundaries, feedback, and rupture-repair moments.
Meet the Speakers:
Dr. Laura Spiller
Laura is a Texas-licensed psychologist, ICEEFT-Certified Supervisor, and founder of Heights Couples Therapy and PractiSage. A former university faculty member and clinic training director, she has supervised and taught therapists for years and served in professional leadership, including as President of the Houston Psychological Association and Houston Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Dr. Tahlia Rainbolt
Tahlia is a New Mexico-licensed psychologist and ICEEFT-Certified Supervisor who trains and consults with clinicians integrating attachment-informed ethics into everyday practice. Active in EFT community leadership, she designs experiential, alliance-focused learning that helps therapists' welcome disagreement, use metacommunication, and move confidently toward repair.
Diversity Session Watch Party Onsite (1pm-4pm)
In this interactive session, authors will share practical skills and strategies for promoting and sustaining inclusivity in organizations. Based upon chapters and lessons learned in their book, Did That Just Happen?!" the session will highlight chapters on Empowered Listening and Identifying, Addressing and Reducing the frequency of Identity Related Aggressions (IRAs).
Actionable lessons that attendees will take away from this presentation
1. Identify ways that bias influences human behavior
2. Understand how identity related lessons can be applied across the ADDRESSING framework
3. Role play examples of empowering and productive ways to communicate across difference
New skills or knowledge will attendees be able to apply to their clinical work/practice
1. Identifying identity related aggressions (IRAs)
2. How to listen in an empowering way
3. How to reduce marginalizing behaviors
To get the most out of the presentation, we recommend purchasing and reviewing the speakers' book before the event. Having familiarity with the material will help you engage more deeply during the Q&A.
The book link has been included below for your convenience:
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/55656165-did-that-just-happen
Meet the Speakers:
Stephanie Pinder-Amaker PhD
Assoc Professor of Psychology, Harvard Med School/Vice Chair, Dept of Engagement & Enrichment, McLean Hospital
Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker is a clinical psychologist and Harvard Med School professor committed to achieving multicultural excellence in organizations. As founding director of McLean's College Mental Health Program, Vice Chair of Engagement & Enrichment and co-founder of Twin Stars Diversity Trainers, she has consulted with numerous institutions on promoting sustainable inclusivity.
Lauren Wadsworth, PhD ABPP
Dr. Lauren Wadsworth is a board-certified clinical psychologist. She is the founding director of Genesee Valley Psychology (GVP) and Meridian Psychology Practice. Passionate about increasing access to evidence-based training, she is a co-founder of the Mental Health Network and Training Institute. She is the co-founder of Twin Stars Diversity Trainers and co-authored: Did That Just Happen?! Beyond "Diversity" -Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Organizations.
Tickets
$65.00 HPA Member: Diversity Presentation Only
$30.00 HPA Member: Ethics Presentation Only
$95.00 HPA Member: BOTH Presentations No Food
$75.00 HPA Guest: Diversity Presentation
$45.00 HPA Guest: Ethics Presentation Only
$120.00 HPA Guest: BOTH Presentations No Food
$0.00 Speaker
