Practice Management - FPN

VERY POPULAR, 6-CREDIT, CE COURSE -  Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management

Managing suicidal individuals is an urgent topic for all health care providers. Most people who kill themselves have a diagnosable mental and/or substance use disorder. The majority have depressive illness. This course discusses prevalence, risk factors, screening, assessment, treatment, and management of the suicidal individual. Use promo code ah20 and receive 20% discount, today.  

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1.  How Should Clinicians Treat Patients Who Might Be Undocumented?
Whatever moral obligations may attach when encountering someone who needs care the clinician is
generally under no legal obligation to provide it.
AMA JOURNAL OF ETHICS

2.  Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (large large file)
By recognizing that traumatic experiences and their sequelae tie closely into behavioral health problems,
front-line professionals and community-based programs can begin to build a traumainformed
environment across the continuum of care.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA)

3. Routine Screening for Depression, Alcohol Problems, and Domestic Violence
Brief effective screening for depression, alcohol use disorders, and domestic violence.
AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN

4. Practice Guidelines for Video-Based Online Mental Health Services
Mental health professionals are using inexpensive technologies available through the proliferation of
personal computers, the Internet, mobile devices and videoconferencing software to provide mental
health services.
AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION (ATA)

5. Are You Prepared for the Unexpected?
Ideally, every facet, tool and important piece of information about your practice will be documented so
that someone could quickly step in and take over the operations of your practice if you were
incapacitated or unable to perform your duties for whatever reason.
COUNSELING TODAY

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6. Before You Hit 'Send': Will An E-mail to Your Patient Put You at Legal Risk?
Patients want to communicate with providers via electronic mail, but concerns about security,
confidentiality, and liability stop many providers from using e-mail in their practice.
Clinicians who plan to use e-mail in their practice should get patients’ explicit consent.
CURRENT PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

7. Suicide Prevention: An Emerging Priority For Health Care
Zero Suicide, a model for better identification and treatment of patients at risk for suicide, incorporates
new tools for screening, treatment, and support; it has been deployed with promising results in
behavioral health programs and primary care settings.
HEALTH AFFAIRS

8. Patient- and Family-Centered Care: It’s Not Just for Pediatrics Anymore
Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is increasing staff satisfaction, decreasing costs, and
improving patient outcomes.
AMA JOURNAL OF ETHICS

9. Evaluating Cloud-Based Practice Management Systems
Part 1
Part 2
Cloud-based software is installed on an Internet server owned by the vendor. These solutions require
only an Internet connection and a web browser for access.
COUNSELING TODAY

10. Integrating a Behavioral Health Specialist into Your Practice
Increasingly, family physicians are finding that the best answer to the above situations is to collaborate
closely with a behavioral health specialist or integrate one into their practice.
AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN

NEW 3-CREDIT, CE COURSE -  Ethics and Risk Management: Confidentiality in the Digital World

Privacy is a fundamental right, and it is the responsibility of all therapists to keep client information private. Today, psychotherapists must make thoughtful decisions about whether and to what extent they will incorporate electronic technology into their professional lives. To practice ethically, therapists who use digital and other technology must develop privacy and confidentiality protocols. Use promo code ah20 and receive 20% discount.  

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