Ethics & Risk Management: Expert Tips 10

Course overview

Ethics & Risk Management: Expert Tips 10 is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that addresses a variety of ethics and risk management topics in the form of 26 short articles, written by experts in the field. Topics include: What Happens Next? Confidentiality After Death - Considers the legal and ethical issues of sharing confidential client records after a patient's death. Court Cases, Market Forces - An overview of court cases that highlight the ways in which regulatory boards may be at risk for an FTC complaint or Federal suit. Fee Splitting is Unethical, and Sometimes Illegal - Describes the ins and outs of fee splitting and how to remain both ethical and legal in practice. Confronting Dissatisfaction with Professional Services - Provides twelve risk management strategies for practitioners to minimize, and hopefully avoid, consumer dissatisfaction and ethical/legal complaints. Advertising Offers Must Be Ethical - Explores how to advertise psychological services both ethically and legally. Court Ruling Could Affect Psychologists - The author reflects upon the court rulings in the case of Byrne v Avery Center to highlight the difference between privilege and confidentiality when patient records are under subpoena. Employee vs Independent Contractors - Why It Matters - Outlines criteria for determining if a clinician should be designated as an employee or independent contractor. Self-Care is Essential to Risk Management - Explains the importance of self-care not only for the clinician's health, but for the good of the practice. Telepsychology Takes Special Training - An overview of essential elements to consider before launching a telepsychology practice. New Lawsuit Reviews Issue of Duty to Warn - Reminds practitioners of the Duty to Warn of potential threatening behavior from patients and recommends keeping up to date with specific state laws. Sexually Kinky Clients Present Ethical Issues - Weighs the ethical issues that accompany treating patients who engage in kinky behaviors. Special Considerations Needed When Working with First Responders - Outlines the difficulties psychologists may encounter in treating first responders and provides suggestions on how to overcome the ethical challenges that may arise during treatment. Touching Not Always a Violation - Examines the need for discrepancy and compassion when supporting clients and lists the Zur Institute's Risk Management guidelines. Therapy in the Time of COVID-19: A Look at One Ethical Issue - Provides a principle-based decision-making model to guide clinicians who are faced with patients who express intent to circumvent public health measures, placing the well-being of others at risk. 'Please Don't Tell My Surgeon': Managing Privacy, Confidentiality in Integrated Healthcare Settings - Discusses the ethical challenges practitioners may face when working in an integrated healthcare setting. A Guide to Child Custody Evaluations and Expert Testimony - Shares key points to bear in mind before becoming involved with child custody evaluations and expert testimony. Seeing Domestic Violence Through Another Lens - Considers how men, who are victims of domestic violence, are overlooked and underserved. Talks of Risks, Side Effects May Lead to Nocebo Effect - Suggests ways to reduce the frequency and severity of Nocebo Effect. Course #31-30 | 2022 | 55 pages | 20 posttest questions