Product Detail

THE LAW

• Introduction

• Law as prevention
• How lawyers and mental health professionals are different

• California negligence law, malpractice, and personal injury lawsuits
  • Fiduciary doctrine
  • Tort doctrine
  • General liability
  • The professional standard of care and the per se rule
• How do deal with your licensing boards
  • The process
    • The investigation
    • Settlement negotiations
    • Administrative Appeals
  • Reasons you should have a lawyer
  • Liability carriers and coverage

 

the paper trail

• Psychotherapist privilege and confidentiality in California
  • Privacy as a fundamental right
  • Your responsibility to keep client information private
  • Duty to Warn
• Records and office forms-YOUR best protection
  • Informed consent
  • Treatment plans and why they are valuable
  • Case notes: simple, brief, and professional
  • The one file every California practice should have
• How to stay out of court and away from lawyers
• What to do about email, texting, Facebook, and other Twenty-First Century electronic questions.
• HIPAA in California
  • The long and the short of handling HIPAA

 

STRUCTURING OF YOUR BUSINESS TO AVOID RISK

·Overview

-The agency problems

-Vicarious liability

-The problem with colleagues

·Available options in a nutshell and the risk management benefits of each

-Sole proprietorships

-Partnerships

-Corporations

-LLCs

-Independent contractors

-Office sharing agreements

-And what is risk management anway?

·Final advice

-IRS never forgets

-Managed care companies are not your friends or allies

 

HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS

• Number one risk-what is it?
• Sexual abuse allegations-what to do
• Dual relationships
• The more hurried the visit, the more risk undertaken

Biography is not currently avaiable.

Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $9.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-397-0180 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

Continuing Education Information
This educational offering is designed to qualify for continuing education for many professionals in every state.


Materials that are included in this course could include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice for your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.


Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this educational offering. Please note, your state licensing board dictates what is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact customerservice@vyne.com or 800-397-0180.


CE information is based on 100% attendance.

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Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors

This educational offering has been approved by Vyne Education, LLC., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 6 continuing education hours. NAADAC Provider #77600, Vyne Education, LLC. is responsible for all aspects of their programming. Content includes elements of one of the NAADAC 8 Counselor Skills Group. Full attendance is required to receive credit, variable credit for partial attendance may not be awarded based on the NAADAC guidelines.

Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors - California: Provider approved by CCAPP-EI, Provider Number OS-07-902-1117 for 6 CEH’s.

Counselors: This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Counselors - California: The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6.0 hours of continuing education credit.

Marriage & Family Therapists: This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Marriage & Family Therapists - California: The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6.0 hours of continuing education credit.

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Psychologists
Vyne Education, LLC. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Vyne Education, LLC. maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This educational offering offers 6 CE credits for psychologists. Full attendance is required to receive credit for psychologist, variable credit for partial attendance may not be awarded based on the APA guidelines.

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Social Workers

Vyne Education, LLC. provider #1005, "formerly Cross Country Education" is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program (an approved provider since 1999, approved period 1/27/2018-1/27/2021). Vyne Education, LLC. maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers will receive 6 Ethics continuing education clock hours for participating in this educational offering. Licensed social workers should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review the current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Visit ASWB's website at www.aswb.org for more information. This educational offering is at the Beginning level for social workers.

Social Workers - California: The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6.0 hours of continuing education credit.

Ethics: This educational offering is offered for 6 hours of continuing education of which hours includes discussion of ethics issues.

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Other Professions
This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

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Educators: This educational offering may qualify toward your professional development requirement. The educational offering consists of 6 clock hours. Use this information and your board rules and regulations to calculate professional development/continuing education credit.

• Case Managers
• Counselors
• Marriage & Family Therapy
• Nurse Practitioner
• Pastoral Counselors
• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Risk Managers
• Social Workers