Pre-Conference Ethics Panel

The Susan Fogelson Memorial Ethics Panel

Moderated by:

• Marion Marshall, MEd, BCET, FAET

Panelists:

• Jose Chavez,EdD, BCET
• Kara Scanlon, MEd, BCET
• Sharmila Roy, PhD, BCET

Part 1

Recognizing and dealing with ethical issues is an essential part of our work. An ET’s scope of practice can become blurred when clients have complex needs and ecological contexts. Encountering ethical dilemmas requires making challenging decisions about what course of action to take. A panel of Board Certified Educational Therapists will present real-life scenarios and use an Ethical Decision-Making Model (EDM) of their choice to explain the thought process they used to arrive at an ethical solution to each dilemma.

Part 2

After the break, panelists will focus on answering this question: How have you addressed the technology challenges in your practice in the 21st century? Use of apps, AI, safeguarding records, privacy, etc., will be discussed within the context of each panelist’s practice.

Learning Outcomes:

• State the ethical issue(s) in at least one of the ET practice dilemmas presented.
• Connect the ethical issue(s) to the AET Code of Ethics.
• Explain the use of an EDM and thinking process used to evaluate and determine a course of action.
• List at least three approaches to the types of technology challenges faced in a current ET practice.

Disclosure:

Presenter disclosures are available through a link located on the CE Credits page.

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Bios:

Marion Marshall, MS, BCET®, FAET, is a multiple award-winning educator and emerita professor who currently teaches in the School of Education at NDNU. Marion is the author of three books and currently blogs for Psychology Today. She is the Chair of AET’s Ethics/Scope of Practice Committee. Her practice is located in Northern California.

Dr. José M. Chávez is an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge, where he teaches Educational Therapy courses within the Department of Special Education. He also serves as program manager for the Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center. As a Board Certified Educational Therapist, he brings nearly 15 years of clinical and academic experience to his work. His efforts focus on expanding awareness of educational therapy and improving access to services for underserved communities.

Dr. Sharmila Roy serves as Program Chair for the UCSC Extension Educational Therapy Certificate Program. She brings over 30 years of experience spanning K-12 teaching, teacher training at San Jose State University, educational therapy case management, and EdTech program development. Her expertise includes mathematics instruction for students with disabilities, curriculum design, and online learning. She focuses on building strong, practical, and actionable learning outcomes for her classes and programs. Dr. Roy values cultural inclusion and partners with students and professionals from varied backgrounds to support their growth and accomplishments.

Kara Scanlon, MEd, BCET®, specializes in math, science, and executive functioning in her virtual boutique private practice. As an individual with dyslexia, Kara has learned first-hand the value of hard work, grit, and self-advocacy. A graduate of the University of San Francisco, she holds degrees in both physics and mathematics. Kara has 19 years of experience working with middle and high school students and adult learners. She was a recipient of the AET Visionary Volunteer Award in 2024 and served as the AET Conference co-chair for the past six+ years. Kara loves cuddling her cat and dog, collecting Haworthia succulent plants, and eating her way through any city she can.