Ethics:
Managing Personal and Organizational Ethical Challenges
for psychologists, behavioral health and licensed
mental health professionals
Presented by Dr. Mark Lukin
Videos
The following video is a recording of Dr. Mark Lukin’s training on “Ethics: Managing Personal and Organizational Ethical Challenges.”
Ethics: Managing Personal and Organizational Ethical Challenges
(Dr. Mark Lukin)
Description:
This program reviews several clinical cases with a focus on increasing skills in managing potential ethical challenges, both internal and external. Discussions cover how your own cognitive and emotional processes can support ethical practice or contribute to increased risk. In addition, this training talks about how learning to manage your relationship with your manager and negotiating organizational demands can be a source of support or challenge in your clinical work.
Date Presented: Thurs., Jan. 15, 2026 8:00am – 12:00pm (Central)
Date Training Expires: Jan. 15, 2028
Objectives:
- Describe three internal sources (within the provider) of potential ethical challenge.
- Describe three external sources (interaction between the provider and environment) of potential ethical challenge.
- Describe a method of identifying potential threats to good ethical behavioral health care before they become a defensive practice challenge.
Supporting Material
About the Speaker
Dr. Mark Lukin
PhD
Dr. Lukin is a licensed psychologist with broad experience working with state agencies, non-profit, corporate, and University clients with a specialty in forensic work. He has a long-standing interest in ethics (his doctoral focus area at the University of Missouri) and has served on the Nebraska Board for Psychology. He has taught and provided supervision at the University level since the 1980’s. Mark is currently a staff psychologist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Counseling and Psychological Services.
These trainings were funded in whole or in part by funds from the SAMHSA Community Mental Health Block Grant, SAMHSA Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and state funds sub-granted from the Nebraska Department of Health and Services, Division of Behavioral Health.