Preventing Medical Errors in Mental Health Settings

Course overview

This course examines the impact of medical errors on patients in mental health settings. It references best practices and ethical guidelines that can help to reduce and prevent medical errors. The course reviews the behavioral health goals set by the Joint Commission and ties in ethics codes for psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and counselors. The course examines root cause analysis (RCA) and applies RCA to medical errors (and prevention of those errors) in mental health settings related to competence, cultural competence, informed consent, HIPPA, confidentiality, mandatory abuse reporting, duty to protect, responding to suicide risk, failure to detect medical conditions, medication errors, and assessment errors. Case vignettes throughout the learning material highlight key learning points. Please visit ce4less.com for information about our unlimited plans.