Ethics and Technology in 2025: What's Fresh and What's Familiar
Recorded: February 28, 2025
CRC Credits: 1.25 Ethics Credit available upon completion of quiz and evaluation below.
More About This Training
Join us for an engaging exploration of ethics and technology in 2025, where we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of digital tools, artificial intelligence, and professional boundaries in vocational rehabilitation counseling. This training provides an in-depth look at what’s fresh and what remains familiar in ethical decision-making as technology continues to shape service delivery.
Through this session, you’ll:
- Understand the Ethical Implications of Technology Use in Counseling – Identify and explain key ethical considerations, including confidentiality, data security, and the impact of artificial intelligence on client interactions.
- Apply Professional Codes of Ethics to Technological Scenarios – Learn how to integrate the CRCC Code of Professional Ethics and the ACA Code of Ethics into real-world digital counseling situations, ensuring compliance with professional standards.
- Develop Strategies for Maintaining Professional Boundaries in Digital Environments – Gain practical guidance for using digital communication tools, such as email, texting, and social media, while preserving professional integrity.
Additional topics covered include:
- Virtual Counseling & Social Media – Ethical considerations when engaging with clients through telehealth and online platforms.
- Artificial Intelligence & Automation – Evaluating the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns of AI in decision-making and client interaction.
- Digital Footprint & Confidentiality – Understanding how to protect client information while navigating the digital space responsibly.
Whether you’re a VR counselor, administrator, or technology specialist, this training will equip you with practical strategies to ethically integrate technology into your practice while ensuring compliance with evolving ethical standards.
Presenters
Rob Froehlich, Ed.D., LPC, CRC
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) (Virginia and South Carolina) and a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC). Dr. Froehlich has been Assistant Director of the GW TACE Center, and Project Director of the VR Return on Investment Project and the Virginia Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities Project.
Dr. Froehlich is the immediate past chair of the CRCC Ethics Committee, Secretary of the Virginia Counselors Association and is a member of the Virginia Counselors Association Ethics Committee. He has significant clinical experience in brain injury rehabilitation, State-Federal Vocational Rehabilitation (including the exploration of return on investment), private sector rehabilitation, and general counseling and mental health practice and supervision. His areas of training and research expertise include ethics in the vocational rehabilitation and counseling settings, mental health counseling, career development and counseling, and rehabilitation leadership development. In addition to his training and teaching work, Dr. Froehlich also provides psychotherapy services within a private counseling practice.
Nichole Tichy, Ph.D, CRC
She is a nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and recently graduated with her Doctorate from the George Washington Universities Counselor Education and Supervision Program. Within this Program, she focused her dissertation on the application of the Social-Ecological Model to explore behavioral influences regarding placement of persons with Long COVID into competitive integrated employment.
Prior to coming to GWU’s Center for Rehabilitation Counseling Research and Education (CRCRE), Nichole spent her career working in a variety of locations relevant to supporting the integration of individuals with disabilities in their communities. Notable experiences include serving as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in a State VR agency and working for non-profit organizations serving as both a provider of supported employment and developing programs and services for the implementation of related services. In addition to her role with the CRCRE, Nichole serves as a limited service adjunct instructor for GWU’s master programs in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling and currently serves as a member on the CRCC Ethics Committee.
The contents of this presentation were developed with support from the Center for Innovative Training in Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR) funded by (CFDA: 84.263C) through the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).
Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.
This webinar is close captioned and transcripts are available.