Peer Consultation Group

The NCPA Peer Consultation Group (discussing adult cases) meets bi-weekly on Mondays at Noon. 

If you are a member of NCPA and would like to join the Peer Consultation Group, we ask you to please read thoroughly and digitally sign below.

Group Covenant
NCPA Monday Peer Consultation Group

I understand and agree to the following: 

1. This is a peer consultation group. At no time will any of us provide or receive supervision of any kind.  It is not group psychotherapy for participants.
2. Other members might offer feedback that references the APA Ethics Code, or North Carolina or federal law, but nothing I or other members say, verbally or in writing, constitutes an official ethics consultation or legal advice. I am responsible for seeking ethics consultation or legal advice from appropriate individuals or organizations.
3. Except for quoting from written NCPA policies, procedures, rules, etc., nothing shared in this group constitutes official NCPA guidance or advice.
4. I am an NCPA Member in good standing.^[1]
5. I will never knowingly reveal any PII (personally identifiable information) when presenting a case. I will take reasonable steps to hide the identity of my patient.^[2]
1. If I think I know the identity of the person another member is presenting, I will tell the group and leave the Zoom room until another member notifies me that the case presentation and discussion has concluded.
2. I will offer feedback in a respectful manner if I believe too much identifying information is being offered in the case presentation.
6. For any patients I present, they have acknowledged during an Informed Consent procedure that I occasionally consult with peers to continuously improve the quality of my services, although I do not reveal any PII.^[3]
7. I will not record group meetings in any manner, e.g., audio recording, take a video, use AI-assisted transcription, etc.
8. I will maintain the confidentiality of the group members’ involvement and information shared by other members in order to create an open environment for professional sharing of ideas, concepts, and experiences.
1. Exception: I may take contemporaneous written notes or write a summary of feedback I receive to document that I sought consultation on a particular case. Since the accuracy of our memories begins to decline within minutes, if I write a summary, I will do so by the following day (Tuesday) at 1:00 pm, i.e., within 24 hours of the group meeting.
9. I will raise concerns about engagement (process) or content of the group with the group when or if such arises.
10. I will respect myself and other members by creating a safe space where we honor openness and vulnerability.
11. I will receive group members’ feedback (suggestions, concerns, praise, etc.) with an open mind, and with the understanding that I am ultimately responsible for making decisions about patients (clients) using my best clinical judgment.
12. I will seek first to understand, then to be understood.
13. I acknowledge that there is no hierarchy in the group. We can all learn from one another.
14. I will work to be mindful of group processes, and to that end, invite all participants to engage and/or minimize monopolizing the group time/experience.