Description
Barbara Alexander, LCSW, BCD, founder and president of On Good Authority, and Margot Escott, LCSW discuss why medical error training is important for non-medical health providers and the most common errors that occur. The course concludes with 8 detailed case illustrations of the different types of medical errors.
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.
This CE course is designated as intermediate.
Format: Asynchronous, reading-based distance learning. Non-interactive.
Content Category: Ethics
This course meets the requirement for the risk management discount for the American Professional Agency.
There are no known conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose
Author Bio
Subject Matter Expert:
Margot Escott, LCSW, is a graduate of New York University School of Social Work. She has worked as a Psychiatric Social Worker since 1984. The focus of her practice is addictions, co-dependency, anxiety, depressive disorders, relationship issues, and life transitions.
Interviewer:
Barbara Alexander, LCSW, BCD, is a graduate of the Smith College School for Social Work and the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. After working for 13 years in child psychiatric settings and 30 years in private practice, she is now founder and president of On Good Authority, and an expert interviewer.
Editor:
Jill Miller, JD., graduated from the University of Washington School of Law. Prior to practicing law, she was an instructor and developer of educational programs for adults. For many years she served as vice president in charge of operations and content development for At Health, Inc.
CE Approvals
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It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social work in Arkansas. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social workers, professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, master's level psychologists, licensed clinical psychotherapists, and alcohol and other drug abuse counselors in Kansas. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for mental health practice and for social work in Nebraska. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for psychologists, pastoral psychotherapists, clinical social workers, clinical mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and alcohol and drug abuse counselors in New Hampshire. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
It is At Health's understanding that these programs meet the criteria of an approved continuing education program for social workers, professional counselors, marital and family therapists, and clinical pastoral therapists in Tennessee. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.
Other jurisdictions may accept trainings offered by At Health, LLC for your continuing education requirements. Restrictions may apply. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.”
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Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Nov 27, 2024.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this program, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the differences between 'standard of care' and 'best practices'.
- Show why medical error training is important for medical and non-medical health professionals.
- Describe the importance of the informed consent process.
- Give examples of the many types of medical errors.
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