ABOUT THE PRESENTATION;
This workshop will review the essential ethical and legal background for the provision of psychotherapy by licensed social workers and psychologists in New York State. Practitioners will be provided with templates for record-keeping, informed consent, HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices, authorizations for the release of patient information, and forms for the denial of access to patient information. Topics will include:
1. Beginning and planning psychotherapeutic treatment, supervision and consultation, and the basics of record-keeping. Contents of records. Foundations of standards of care, including statutes, professional regulations, caselaw and NASW/APA Code of Ethics.
2. Informed consent, adults, adolescents and children. HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices.
3. Issues with child abuse and neglect identification and reporting in NYS.
4. Assessing and managing at-risk patients; the duty to protect, the NY SAFE Act
5. Access to treatment records by patients, Article 18 of NYPHL, HIPAA.
6. Confidentiality and privilege and disclosing treatment information to 3rd parties. Subpoenas.
7. Terminating treatment and avoiding abandonment.
8. Malpractice and professional discipline, risk management, most common complaints.
3 CEUs
Instructor: Bruce Hillowe
Dates: March 22, 2024
Time: 12:00–3:00 pm EST
Location: Online
Fee: $ 150, Candidate: $75
Learning Objectives:
●Learn current and basic ethical and legal backgrounds for psychotherapy practice.
●Plan and prepare to implement record-keeping and documentation requirements for psychotherapy practice.
●Analyze the process of the evaluation, reporting and recording of at-risk patients and circumstances.
●Apply risk management principles without compromising clinical integrity.
●Utilize tools to make clinical decisions in accordance with ethical, legal and risk management guidelines.
For sign up, please RSVP to eskinassistant@gmail.com. We are currently only accepting payments via Chase Zelle at this time.
