Friday, September 18, 2026 In-Person USF EDU Building 4110 USF Apple Dr, Tampa, FL 33620 Room #: 416 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
Friday, September 18, 2026
In-Person
USF EDU Building
4110 USF Apple Dr, Tampa, FL 33620
Room #: 416
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
Description: Ever get bored with the same old ethics, laws and rules, and medical errors continuing education hours for re-licensure? Dr. Norton sure has, and that's why he tried to create something a little different! First, you'll enjoy 3 hours on "The Counselor’s Survival Guide to Ethical Counseling in a Politicized Era. Second, you'll spend 2 hours learning some practice tools for differential diagnosis when you're working with challenging and complicated symptom presentations during the "Avoiding Medical Errors by Using Tools for Differential DSM-5-TR Diagnosis component. We'll then finish with a 3-hour overview of changes in laws and rules that impact the work we love so much. Our goal is for you to emerge from this training feeling refreshed, engaged, and updated! Earn 3 hours of ethics, 2 hours of medical errors and 3 hours of laws and rules required for re-licensure. Learning Objectives
Description: Ever get bored with the same old ethics, laws and rules, and medical errors continuing education hours for re-licensure? Dr. Norton sure has, and that's why he tried to create something a little different! First, you'll enjoy 3 hours on "The Counselor’s Survival Guide to Ethical Counseling in a Politicized Era. Second, you'll spend 2 hours learning some practice tools for differential diagnosis when you're working with challenging and complicated symptom presentations during the "Avoiding Medical Errors by Using Tools for Differential DSM-5-TR Diagnosis component. We'll then finish with a 3-hour overview of changes in laws and rules that impact the work we love so much. Our goal is for you to emerge from this training feeling refreshed, engaged, and updated! Earn 3 hours of ethics, 2 hours of medical errors and 3 hours of laws and rules required for re-licensure.
Learning Objectives
Objective 1: Describe the interaction between political beliefs and counseling ethical codes.
Objective 2: Use several tools for DSM-5-TR differential diagnosis in clinical practice.
Objective 3: Identify and describe the stages of "root cause analysis."
Objective 4: Adhere to new laws and rules governing the mental health counseling profession.
Presenter Aaron Norton, PhD, LMHC, LMFT, CFMHE, CFBA, CFP Dr. Aaron Norton is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with certifications in addictions, alcohol and drug counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical mental health counseling, trauma treatment, forensic mental health evaluation, forensic behavioral analysis, and forensic psychometry. He serves as executive director of the National Board of Forensic Evaluators, assistant professor at the University of South Florida's Counselor Education program, International Counseling Task Force chair for the American Mental Health Counselors Association, and chair of the Government Relations Committee for the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association. He co-authored the Forensic Evaluation section of the "AMHCA Standards for the Practice of Clinical Mental Health Counseling,” authored the proposal for AMHCA’s Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Forensic Evaluation (CMHS-FE) credential, authored the DSM-5 to DSM-5-TR update article published in the American Counseling Association's Counseling Today magazine, and served on the expert panel that created the standards and written exam for the Florida Certification Board’s Certified Telehealth Practitioner (CTP) credential. He has 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, was awarded Mental Health Counselor of the Year by the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2016, Counselor Educator of the Year by the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association in 2016, Researcher of the Year by the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association in 2019, and he was awarded AMHCA’s Public and Community Service Award in 2020. DIRECTIONS TO USF EDU BUILDING & ROOM If you follow the directions to 4110 USF Apple Drive, Tampa, FL 33620-4301, you can park closer to the building. If you can enter the campus from the 4202 E Fowler Ave entrance, stop by the parking services on the right side of the entrance. They will instruct you on where you can park, pay for parking, etc. It is easier to find the room from the Main Entrance of the CO EDU building in the picture below. Please turn slightly right when you enter the building from this entrance. Take the elevator to the fourth floor, turn left from the elevator, turn left again, and go straight. Room 416 is the last room on the left. USF Parking Services link below for parking information if you would like to purchase a parking permit ahead of time. https://www.usf.edu/administrative-services/parking/ Interactive Parking Map: https://maps.usf.edu/ICM/
He serves as executive director of the National Board of Forensic Evaluators, assistant professor at the University of South Florida's Counselor Education program, International Counseling Task Force chair for the American Mental Health Counselors Association, and chair of the Government Relations Committee for the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association.
He co-authored the Forensic Evaluation section of the "AMHCA Standards for the Practice of Clinical Mental Health Counseling,” authored the proposal for AMHCA’s Clinical Mental Health Specialist in Forensic Evaluation (CMHS-FE) credential, authored the DSM-5 to DSM-5-TR update article published in the American Counseling Association's Counseling Today magazine, and served on the expert panel that created the standards and written exam for the Florida Certification Board’s Certified Telehealth Practitioner (CTP) credential. He has 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, was awarded Mental Health Counselor of the Year by the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2016, Counselor Educator of the Year by the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association in 2016, Researcher of the Year by the Florida Mental Health Counselors Association in 2019, and he was awarded AMHCA’s Public and Community Service Award in 2020.
DIRECTIONS TO USF EDU BUILDING & ROOM
If you follow the directions to 4110 USF Apple Drive, Tampa, FL 33620-4301, you can park closer to the building. If you can enter the campus from the 4202 E Fowler Ave entrance, stop by the parking services on the right side of the entrance. They will instruct you on where you can park, pay for parking, etc.
It is easier to find the room from the Main Entrance of the CO EDU building in the picture below. Please turn slightly right when you enter the building from this entrance. Take the elevator to the fourth floor, turn left from the elevator, turn left again, and go straight. Room 416 is the last room on the left.
USF Parking Services link below for parking information if you would like to purchase a parking permit ahead of time.
https://www.usf.edu/administrative-services/parking/
Interactive Parking Map:
https://maps.usf.edu/ICM/
CE Broker Tracking No. 20-1382595 This event is offered by SMHCA - Approved Continuing Education Provider - CE Broker Provider #: 50-13528. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW and Registered Interns. Once payment is completed you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom Meeting ID. TRAINING FEES (members need to be logged in to be able to register at the member rate) Completed Registrations including Payment Guarantees Participation: $95 Member $140 Non-Member with 1-year Membership $165 Non-Member
CE Broker Tracking No. 20-1382595 This event is offered by SMHCA - Approved Continuing Education Provider - CE Broker Provider #: 50-13528. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW and Registered Interns.
CE Broker Tracking No. 20-1382595
This event is offered by SMHCA - Approved Continuing Education Provider - CE Broker Provider #: 50-13528. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW and Registered Interns.
Once payment is completed you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom Meeting ID. TRAINING FEES
Once payment is completed you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom Meeting ID.
TRAINING FEES
(members need to be logged in to be able to register at the member rate) Completed Registrations including Payment Guarantees Participation:
(members need to be logged in to be able to register at the member rate)
Completed Registrations including Payment Guarantees Participation:
$95 Member $140 Non-Member with 1-year Membership $165 Non-Member
$95 Member
$140 Non-Member with 1-year Membership
$165 Non-Member
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