Boundaries & Meaning: Ethical Decision-Making in Transference, Countertransference, and Gift-Giving 5/15/26
Date/Time
Time: 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: LIVESTREAM
Cost: $119.99
Credits: 6 CE Credits
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
Presenter(s)
CEU Creations presents:
Boundaries & Meaning: Ethical Decision-Making in Transference, Countertransference, and Gift-Giving 5/15/26
FEATURING:
- Practical ways to recognize and manage transference and countertransference so your clinical judgment stays ethical, grounded, and alliance-strengthening.
- Clear, culturally responsive decision-making tools for navigating gift-giving dilemmas while protecting boundaries and minimizing ethical risk.
EVENT INFO:
8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 6 Ethics CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 6 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 6 CE credits
Counselors: 6 Contact or 6 Ethics hours
NBCC ACEP – 6 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 6 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – 6 Contact hours
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – 6 Contact hours
Case Managers:
CCMC – 6 Ethics hours
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses, and case managers
Counseling Skill Group:
4. Counseling Services
8. Legal, Ethical and Professional Development
OVERVIEW:
Transference, countertransference, and boundary decisions are natural elements of the therapeutic relationship, and can either deepen the work or create ethical risk if left unexamined. This full-day training helps clinicians recognize how transference and countertransference show up in therapy, how these unconscious dynamics influence clinical judgment, and how to stay “on track” while managing the therapist’s internal experience in ways that strengthen the therapeutic alliance.
The course then applies these concepts to a common boundary dilemma: gifts in therapy. Participants will explore the ethical complexities of giving and receiving gifts, including how to assess intent, timing, and meaning, and how cultural norms and relational dynamics shape these situations. Using ethical principles, best-practice decision-making strategies, and case examples, clinicians will build practical skills for navigating gift-related dilemmas with clarity, cultural responsiveness, and strong professional boundaries.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Describe examples of transference and countertransference in therapy.
2. Identify clinical practice situations that reflect transference and countertransference processes.
3. Apply ethical and clinical recommendations for addressing and managing transference and countertransference processes.
4. Identify ethical and therapeutic issues of gift giving and receiving in mental health practice.
5. Explain at least three key ethical and practice considerations around gift giving in practice.
6. Discover and consider variables related to culture, therapeutic relationships, and countertransference as they relate to gifts.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Boundaries & Meaning - Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW (includes a 10-minute break)
12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Midway Reset
12:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Boundaries & Meaning - Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW (includes a 10-minute break)
PRESENTER BIO:
Diane Bigler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas. She has over 20 years of experience in the social services field. Diane has held positions as a therapist (in-home and outpatient), private practice owner, trainer/facilitator, clinical supervisor, and professor of social work. She also has experience in corporate wellness training and coaching. Diane is most passionate about providing quality educational training to professionals. She enjoys spoiling her four dachshunds and anything 80s-related.
COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
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This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. A computer or mobile device is required. Zoom account is not required.
You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.
To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.
POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 6 Ethics CE credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 6 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 6 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 6 Contact or 6 Ethics hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 6 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This course has been approved by CEU Creations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 6 CEs.
NURSES: 6 Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
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