Risk Management Basics: The Application of Law and Ethics to Risk Management

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$30.00 for 2 credits

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Description

This course provides practitioners with essential information on how to reduce the potential for becoming the subject of a malpractice lawsuit or licensing board complaint. Topics include meeting the standard of care, record keeping, confidentiality, office policies, and boundary violations. Includes information on the application of law and ethics to practice.

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.

This CE program 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.

Syllabus

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  • Part 1: Patient/Therapist Relationship
  • Part 2: Friendly Advice or Professional Treatment
  • Part 3: Patient/Therapist Relationship Defined by Law
  • Part 4: Meeting the Standard of Care
  • Part 5: Malpractice
  • Part 6: Document. Document. Document.
  • Part 7: Before Treatment Begins
  • Part 8: Confidentiality
  • Part 9: Duty to Warn
  • Part 10: Office Policies
  • Part 11: Protocol for Handling Patient Calls, Including Crisis
  • Part 12: Preserving Your Records
  • Part 13: Billing and Collecting Fees
  • Part 14: Termination of Therapy
  • Part 15: Boundary Violations
  • Part 16: Responding to a Subpoena
  • Part 17: Risky Practice Areas
  • Part 18: Vicarious Liability
  • Part 19: Additional Ways to Reduce Your Liability Exposure
  • Part 20: Retirement
  • Part 21: Responding to a Law Suit
  • Part 22: Licensing Board Complaints
  • Part 23: References
  • CE Test
  • Evaluation

Author Bio

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. She served as vice president in charge of operations and content development for At Health, Inc. for over 20 years.

CE Approvals

At Health is an NBCC-Approved SponsorAt Health, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6949. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. At Health, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

NAADAC_logoAthealth.com is approved as a continuing education provider by the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) Provider #148460.

 

At Health, LLC, Provider #1707, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. At Health, LLC, maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/3/2023-5/3/2026.

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 Mar 12, 2024.

Learning Objectives

After completing this program, participants should be able to

  • Identify areas of potential malpractice risk.
  • Discuss ethical and legal aspects of providing psychological services.
  • Demonstrate ways to improve medical record keeping.
  • Provide examples of ways to reduce the risk of malpractice claims and/or licensing board complaints.

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