2008 FALL TRAINING CALENDAR – please check our website for more information,  email or call Tom – 344-7194; [log in to unmask]

  A 20% DISCOUNT IS OFFERED FOR THREE OR MORE FROM THE SAME AGENCY.

IDAHO FALLS -   September 26 & 27 –  Adlerian Psychotherapy - #2 in the Series

BONNERS FERRY - October 1 & 2 – Adlerian Psychotherapy - #2 in the Series

(Please note – Bonners Ferry joined in the Adlerian training in June, 2008.  ISIP has notified those in our database with zip codes corresponding to that area.  It has not been set up for on-line registration to date.)

BOISE -  October 3 & 4 – Boise – Adlerian Couple and Family Therapy - #3 in the Series

LEWISTON -  November 7 & 8 –  Adlerian Theory of Personality Development - #1 in the Series.

ADVANCED COUPLE THERAPY - October 10 & 11 –  Advanced Couple Therapy -  this is open to all graduates of the Series who have received their Certificate in Professional Studies of Adlerian Psychology

SAVE THE DATE – MARCH 6 & 7, 2009 – ISIP ANNUAL CONFERENCE

         Presenter James Bitter, Ph. D.

THREE HOURS OF ETHICS ARE AVAILABLE.  A 20% DISCOUNT IS OFFERED FOR THREE OR MORE FROM THE SAME AGENCY.

THE ISIP POSITION ON ETHICS

Adler believed that teaching his psychology to a wide audience would increase the mental health of the general population, and that is a good thing.  However, Adler and ISIP recognize that knowledge should not be confused with competence.  Each person attending the ISIP workshops and the conference need to be reminded that the practice of psychotherapy in any profession is governed by the ethics and standards established by the profession.  It is imperative that each person attending is required to apply the Adlerian tools within the scope of practice established by the person’s profession. ISIP is concerned about how the tools are applied.  The utility of Adlerian Psychology makes it tempting for trainees to use them even if that trainee’s profession would not normally recognize the person’s competence.

 
ISIP is aware of the need to respect the professional standards and practice limitations of all mental health providers.  Because ISIP training is not specifically designed to apply to any profession, it runs the risk of being seen as an alternative to developing the competencies and standards of the professions utilizing it.  Rightly or wrongly, that can easily be viewed as threatening to the goals and purposes of various professions.
 
Because of the concerns stated above, a statement similar to the one below will be included in all training to alert attendees and prospective attendees of the need to be conscious of and guided by each attendees ethics and state laws.
 
It is the individual responsibility of each attendee to be knowledgeable of the particular ethics and state laws of their profession with respect to areas of authorized practice, as well as those areas of practice that are beyond the scope of the attendees credentials.  ISIP is not responsible for any misunderstanding, or misapplication of the training received.”
 

As far as the ethics training provided at our annual conference, ISIP does not

believe the ethics presentations should be profession-specific since

most of us have to be sensitive two or three different Codes anyway.  The

differences are fairly small and usually apply to a limited number of issues

or work settings.  Since ISIP is committed to promoting Adlerian theory and

practice, it only makes sense for our conference to offer training that is

Independent from any specific profession.  Our goal is to promote ethical

practice, regardless of one's profession or licensing.  Therefore, it only

requires that we present material that is more universally applicable