Florida Mental Health Laws and Rules
$39.00
Intermediate
Online
Course Abstract
Florida Mental Health Laws and Rules is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that is approved to meet the requirements of a Florida Laws and Rules course as a license renewal requirement for Florida-licensed clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors. It is required every third biennium after initial licensure.
Content of this course will include excerpts from the relevant Florida statutes and Administrative Code regulating the practice of social work, marriage and family therapy and mental health counseling, along with interpretive commentary and case examples. Included are Chapter 491 of the Florida Statutes – the practice act for these named professionals, Chapter 64B4 of the Florida Administrative Code – establishing the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling, and selected sections from Chapters 39, 394, and 456 of the Florida Statutes.
Emphasis is on those issues most important for practicing mental health clinicians in delivering ethical, legal, and competent professional services while attending to prudent risk management practices. The goal of this course is to make life easier for clinicians by presenting a brief summary of the relevant laws and rules of practice in the State of Florida, leading to an ever-increasing awareness of and conscious compliance with the particulars of those bodies of legislation.
Course #31-28 | 2020 | 47 pages | 20 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Identify titles, definitions, and regulated activities of Chapter 491 licensees
- List the essentials of Florida laws and rules concerning privacy and confidentiality
- Name the elements that are required to be included in a clinician’s psychotherapy record
- Summarize those actions that constitute sexual misconduct and the related disciplinary actions
- Specify the circumstances under which reporting of abuse is mandatory
- Distinguish between conditions that warrant involuntary outpatient vs. involuntary inpatient placement
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).
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 clinical 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 love the course. I feel this was an excellent way to refresh memories.
Very good course and it brought me up to date on some of the requirements from the state for Counselors. Thank you.
Great course. Organized very well.
Excellent course!
Good course, clearly presented, with useful links and pertinent reference information for professionals.
More Testimonials
This is an excellent course and I re-learned information that is going to be very beneficial to me in my practice, especially with the Intern students that I supervise. This course provided a valuable update on state requirements for counselors. Thank you again for such a knowledgeable course.
Well written and organized. Complex regulatory statutes clarified. Thanks.
Many positive comments. I find the format very helpful for my learning because I can have the printed text in front of me. This enables me to review and underline relevant issues. The course was very well written, used appropriate language, and was organized. I like the format, the visual presentation, the relevant references to consult later on and, the fact that it was easy to read. Your website was easy to navigate after the customer service represetative gave me a tour. Thanks.
Nice job, Leo! Good refresher, well written and cited.
