OVERVIEW

Ethics & Risk Management: Expert Tips III is organized by Professional Development Resources (PDR), Inc.

Accreditation:
CE Credit: 2 Hours

Course Description:
Ethics & Risk Management: Expert Tips III is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE) course that addresses a variety of ethics and risk management topics.

This course addresses a variety of ethics and risk management topics in the form of 14 archived articles from The National Psychologist. Topics include: disclosure of records during a legal proceeding, psychologists as crisis negotiators, boundary issues and multiple relationships, HIPAA changes driven by the federal economic stimulus plan, duty-to-warn, treating "perfect" and "not-so-perfect" patients, documentation and use of the internet, psychological response to recession, child safety online, insurance limits on coverage, positioning for change in the healthcare industry, personal versus professional comments in the media, treating several people who have a relationship, and progress towards DSM-V. This course is intended for psychotherapists of all specialties.

Learning Objectives:
• Identify the correct response to court orders and subpoenas for patient records
• List five possible roles for psychologists on crisis negotiation teams
• Differentiate between a boundary crossing and a boundary violation
• Describe what the CA CMIA modification means to therapists
• Identify ways to keep electronic records, and children, safe while using the internet
• Explain the purpose and limitations of professional liability insurance
• Describe two ways technology is being used to improve health care quality and efficiency

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.