Ethics & Risk Management: Expert Tips 8
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Intermediate
Online
Course Abstract
Ethics & Risk Management: Expert Tips 8 is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that addresses a wide variety of ethics and risk management topics, written by experts in the field. Topics include:
Can Confidentiality be Maintained in Group Therapy? – Discusses ethical issues involved in conducting group psychotherapy.
A Short Course on Encryption and Cloud Storage – Provides answers to common questions about encryption, cloud storage, confidentiality, and HIPAA.
Retiring Ethically – Reviews the professional aspects of preparing for retirement and the various tasks and challenges involved.
Coping with Disruptions in Practice Due to Death or Disability – Shares two stories of a practice lost to sudden death, and the steps you can take to prepare for unexpected disruptions.
Informed Consent: Ethical Challenges and Opportunities – Provides an overview of the ethical obligations related to informed consent and outlines three ethical challenges.
Ethical Practice and the Challenge of Vicarious Trauma – Examines how vicarious exposure to traumatic material can dramatically impact clinicians both personally and professionally.
Competence for Execution: the Ethical Binds – Summarizes the complex issues involved in determining if a person is competent for execution.
Sorting through Professional Liability Insurance for Needed Coverage – Offers guidance and considerations for choosing between Occurrence Form Coverage and Claims Made Coverage.
Closing a Practice: Practical, Ethical and Clinical Dimensions – Reviews the tasks and challenges involved in terminating a psychotherapy practice.
Is it Ethics or Law? – Discusses the similarities and differences between ethics and law, and what to do when they conflict.
21st Century Changes Ethics for Private Practice – Shares personal experiences dealing with security breaches and offers guidelines for using technology in your own practice.
Ethical Considerations for Clinical Supervisors – Examines the impact of supervision on supervisees and their clients, including competence, clinical oversight, and informed consent.
Correcting vs. Altering Records – Discusses the importance of keeping good treatment records and offers guidance for what to do (and not to do) when needing to make a correction to your records.
Ethical Considerations for Media Presentations – Offers considerations to keep in mind when using the media for professional purposes (the article focuses on radio and television, but can also be applied to the internet).
‘Ghosting’ May Create Ethics Issue – Discusses the passive-aggressive strategy of “ghosting” and offers guidance for what to do when it happens to you, the therapist.
Reducing Risk in Treating Divorcing Families – Provides an overview of several risk management practices for therapists who work with divorced or divorcing families, particularly the children of divorcing families.
Who Let that Doggie on the Airplane? – Examines the growing trend of Emotional Support Animals (ESA) and what to do when you are asked to provide an ESA support letter.
Informed Consent: Records and Fees – Highlights areas of the treatment relationship and issues related to informed consent in the areas of providing records when requested and in establishing fees.
Cloud-Based File-Sharing Can be HIPAA Secure – Shares several options for storing and sharing information securely through the cloud, so therapists no longer have to rely on the burdensome methods of faxing or sending patient documents via proprietary networks.
Social Media and Ethics – Offers guidance to help clinicians engage in meaningful self-reflection prior to engaging in social media for the purpose of preventing ethical breaches.
Therapists Must Keep Pace as Technology Changes Practice – Discusses the change in the method of creating and maintaining patient files, evidenced by the increased use of electronic records, and the areas of concern involved.
Ethical Ways to Counteract Negative Reviews Online – Explains how to manage your online reputation, including what you can ethically do if you receive a negative review – real or not.
The Wounded Psychologist: Adverse Effects from a Licensing Complaint – Explains why licensing boards were created, how licensing board complaints are dealt with, and the negative effects of complaints on clinicians.
Disclosures for Forensic Evaluations – Discusses the requirements for disclosure in forensic evaluations.
Reimbursement Diagnoses may be Co-Morbid – Reviews the ethical, legal and professional challenges of balancing concern for diagnostic work with insurance reimbursement issues.
Giving Professional Commentary on Public Figures – Offers advice on what you can or shouldn’t say when asked to comment on public figures.
Managing Risk with Alcohol-Abusing Clients – Provides guidance on developing a dual-purposed informed consent agreement with working with special populations such as alcoholics or those characterized by high risk (e.g., suicidal or borderline personality disorder) behaviors.
Direct Secure Messaging is Best Electronic Option for Mental Health Records – Discusses use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), concerns about the potential unrestricted flow of Protected Health Information (PHI), and how Direct Secure Messaging (DSM) can help.
Closeout Course #30-99 | 2017 | 49 pages | 20 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Identify the ethical issues and risks involved in cloud storage and file sharing
- List strategies for ethical management of disruptions in – or closing of – a practice
- Name ethical challenges in the informed consent process regarding records and fees
- Describe ethical issues and risks involved in treating divorcing families
- Identify ethical risks posed by advances in technology
- List legal, clinical, and ethical issues in dealing with a licensing complaint
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Counseling
Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 3 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).
Marriage and Family Therapy
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
School Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
Social Work
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 ethics continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
Customer Testimonials
I appreciated the emphasis on real world situations and relevancy in this course.
Thank you, it was very helpful to refresh some knowledge and add to it, too. Liked the straightforward language and examples of ethical questions/dilemmas.
This is an important topic and very relevant to my profession. I learned a great deal.
I enjoyed the review of old material and the study of new information.Thank you.
Information presented was up-to-date and beneficial in protecting the client and the professional
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Informative. Excellent training
Easy to use and very useful information. The ethics review helped me feel more confident as a clinician.
Great course content even, for a seasoned clinician. A well developed website that is generally fool proof to navigate and the overall experience is high quality and value for the needs of the psychologist.
Nice way to get ethics/legal CEU's.
The format was effective: I appreciated the brevity of most articles!
Very relevant information and well presented. Thanks!
This course covered many important ethical issues. Since I am almost 80 years old, I was especially interested in the ethics of retirement from one's private practice. There are more steps to the process than I was aware of.
I enjoyed the course and felt a learned a great deal.
Very concise presentation of issues presented. Several great takeaways particularly for long time professionals facing new technologies.
Excellent review plus up-to-date (yet concise) presentation of relevant professional topics.
I loved the structure/format. Being concise with each topic made it great for quick consumption.
This is a valuable ethics course.
Easy and convenient.
The RANGE of topics covered was novel and that was very helpful.
I found both the format and content of the articles to be pertinent and applicable to my clinical practice. Thank you!
I liked the variety of issues. Short and succinct treatment of each.
I chose the course based on topics of interest. The concise but informational articles worked well for this type of material.
I really like the format for this test and also the short, to-the-point sections.
Great course. I will keep this on file for future reference. Easy to read and understand, relevant. and interesting. For ethics to be interesting,.... that is a great compliment!
The different articles were timely and helpful.
The course was informative and applicable.
Thanks! This has been a very helpful, as well as pleasant, experience!
I really liked the set-up of this particular course. The articles were fantastic.
Clearly written. Direct and practical. Very useful.
Very good course. I liked the concise style and the variety of topics.
Great variety of articles however I might have preferred fewer articles and more in depth discussion of each topic, especially the one on professional wills, licensing complaints. I was happy to read one on emotional support animals. Your links are very helpful whether to the YELP page about handling negative reviews or the Disabilities page about support animals. Good job!
Great course as it covered a myriad of subjects that I would not normally consider to be a part of my clinical concerns as a practicing MFT.
This is the best risk management/ethics CEU program I have done thus far in my career (very applicable to my practice). I have been working in mental health for over 30 years. Thank you!
The sections about ethical considerations around the use of technology were especially helpful!
Thank you for providing the Written material and the CE Test. It helped me to pay attention and focus on the material as I am a visual learner.
Although short, the articles contained valuable information and summaries of the salient issues.
Very relevant and up to date information. It was refreshing to see an updated and time appropriate version of long-standing ethical issues. The context of examples were very current.
I have come not to expect too much out of these "Expert Tips" courses, as they are often like reading last year's newspapers. But this one was very, very good and taught this old goat (first licensed in 1970) more than a few things! Thanks.
Excellent content with great resources, particularly with digital records and new tech information. Thank you.
Very satisfied with my first PD course.
Wonderful information regarding encryption and HIPAA.
Very useful information. I plan to re-read the course as it is dense with important guidance. Thank you!
Very good articles. Well written, easy to understand, and relevant.
That the course is a compilation of related topics, presented by different authors with expertise in the areas, provides an engaging educational experience. The sum of the parts makes for an eclectic whole. Thank you.
Thanks for another great Ethics and Risk Management Course! The Expert Tips on closing a private practice were especially helpful for those of us who are nearing retirement. Thank you!
Well informed, easy to understand, I enjoyed the stories and learned a great deal.
One of the best written CEU courses with excellent clarity.
Great course content even for a seasoned clinician, a well developed website that is generally fool proof to navigate and the overall experience is high quality and value for the needs of the psychologist.
Your courses have always been good ones. This one was no exception. Thank you.
That the course is a compilation of related topics, presented by different authors with expertise in the areas, provides an engaging educational experience. The sum of the parts makes for an eclectic whole. Thank you.
Thanks for another great Ethics and Risk Management Course! The Expert Tips on closing a private practice were especially helpful for those of us who are nearing retirement. Thank you!
Well informed and easy to understand. I enjoyed the stories and learned a great deal.
Useful update on relevant issues in the technological and virtual age of practice. Thanks.
Excellent, well-written, practical, comprehensive presentation of the material.
Good use of case studies as examples for discussion. Good information on the use of technology and social media.
Great comprehensive and informative course.
I enjoy these shorter vignettes pertaining to Ethics and Risk Management. It helps me stay abreast of new topical areas in the management of risk. It is also interesting to learn about fields outside of my practice, such as forensics.
