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Good Intention, Unethical Impact
July 30, 2025
12:00 – 1:30 pm
via ZOOM
1.5 Category I CEUs in Ethics
Presented by:
Stephanie Hall, DSW, LCSW, CCTP
In the helping professions, compassion can sometimes lead to over functioning—crossing ethical lines and inadvertently undermining client autonomy. This engaging workshop examines how overextending on behalf of clients, though well-intentioned, can create dependency, clinician burnout, and blurred boundaries. Through real-world case scenarios and peer dialogue, participants will learn to recognize over functioning, re-center client empowerment, and implement sustainable strategies that align with ethical standards and long-term client well-being.
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define over functioning in clinical practice and discuss its ethical risks.
- Evaluate scenarios where helping behaviors may disempower clients or foster dependency.
- Apply at least three actionable strategies to reduce over functioning while promoting client growth and autonomy.
General Public: $37.50
Jewish Day School Educators / JCS Retirees / NJHSA Members: $30.00
Current JCS Staff, Board & Council Members / Staff of Agencies funded by The Associated: FREE
CLICK HERE to request a code that enables you to register at no cost.
Jewish Community Services is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to provide continuing education units.
JCS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Rosa J. Kolker Professional Development Series is made possible with funding from Kolker-Saxon-Hallock Family Foundation, Inc., a supporting foundation of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore.