Risk Management in Psychological Practice Home Study

Risk Management in Psychological Practice Home Study is organized by TZK Seminars.

Expires: Mar 01, 2022

Accreditation:
This Course has been approved for a maximum of 3 CEs Credits.

Description:
Mental health professionals are affected by the fact that we live in an age of litigation; if  clients are dissatisfied with the outcome of an evaluation or treatment , they may file an ethics complaint or a law suit with increased frequency compared to  the past. Malpractice insurance premiums have increased by more than a factor of 10 over the past few decades.  As a result, many practitioners are “running scared”, fearful of complaints.  In point of fact, very few of these legal actions are successful; while going through them is unpleasant, if a mental health practitioner adheres to a few basic principles of risk management, the likelihood of a successful suit is vastly diminished.  This webinar will present these basic principles within a framework of the fundamental legal concepts involved,and how these concepts may be easily incorporated into practice guidelines.  Special attention will be paid to confidentiality and privilege, the nature of malpractice claims,informed consent, documentation, consultation,the most frequent areas of litigation, and concrete steps to take to minimize the risk of litigation.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
• Identify the major issues regarding privilege and waiver of privilege
• Define the elements of a malpractice claim
• Name the major areas of malpractice litigation
• Identify specific risk management strategies to reduce the risk of malpractice
• Identify major defenses against malpractice litigation