The Ethical and Legal Considerations for PSYPACT

Paul Berman, Ph.D., Richard Bloch, J.D., Scott Wolfe Ph.D.

Monday, February 8, 2021, 12 noon - 1:30 pm

1.5 CE

This workshop meets the requirements for continuing education credit in Ethics, Legal and Risk Management.

Online via Zoom 

Free for MPA or MSPA members

$45/Non-members

PSYPACT is a cooperative interstate agreement enacted into law by participating states that allows for the provision of psychological services via tele-communications technologies within compact states by licensed psychologists. PSYPACT authorizes both telepsychology and temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology across state lines in PSYPACT states. MPA is actively pursuing PSYPACT legislation during the 2021 legislative session in Annapolis. This workshop will review the PSYPACT legislation, discuss the potential impact of PSYPACT during and post-COVID and get a first-person account from a PSYPACT participant. 

After attending this workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Identify the key components of PSYPACT
• Understand the implications of interstate telepsychology
• Learn MPA's advocacy efforts to push PSYPACT

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Paul C. Berman, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Towson Maryland. Dr. Berman's private practice includes Parent Coordination, child forensic evaluations, fitness to parent evaluations, and custody evaluations. Since September 1993, Dr. Berman has worked part-time for the Maryland Psychological Association as Professional Affairs Officer. He serves as a liaison between psychologists, managed care/insurance companies, State agencies, and other professional associations. Dr. Berman has presented numerous workshops for MPA as well as at APA and other associations nationally.

Richard Bloch, Esq., is a Partner with Shilling, Bloch & Hirsch, P.A. and has been in private practice in Maryland since 1972. He received his BA from the George Washington University and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. His practice focuses primarily on health law, estate planning and administration, general business law, trade association law, and civil litigation. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Maryland Bar Association, and the Baltimore County Bar Association. Mr. Bloch has been General Counsel to the Maryland Psychological Association since 1979.

Scott Wolfe, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in Nevada (a PSYPACT state) and Maryland. As a certified Gottman therapist, master trainer and consultant, he limits his practice to couples therapy. For more than twenty years he practiced in Columbia, Maryland before relocating to Henderson NV in 2016. Since that time, he has continued to see couples who reside in Maryland via telepsychology as well as couples in Nevada. In August of 2020 he was authorized by PSYPACT to see clients via telepsychology in all 14 PSYPACT states. He is a long-time member of MPA and in the past has served for seven years on the educational affairs committee.