Laws & Ethics Update

Laws & Ethics Update
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. • 6.0 C.E. Hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION Why did we consider titling this course, “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”? Because many malpractice and licensing board actions occur when a therapist’s good intentions result in some sort of violation. This new intermediate course examines familiar clinical issues from a risk management perspective. The course is loaded with practical suggestions and illustrative case examples to prepare you to examine problematic issues before they arise and know what to do when clinical and ethical dilemmas present themselves. Topics are covered in the context of the law where the course takes place; that is, California law at California locations, Oregon law at Oregon locations, and Washington law at Washington locations. (If you do attend a course in a state other than the one you are licensed in, we will provide you with the handouts for your state too.) ARE YOU REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE? Psychologists: This course is designed to satisfy the California, Oregon, and Washington current requirement that all Psychologists complete a laws and ethics course each licensing cycle. MFTs & LCSWs: This course is designed to satisfy the new California and Washington rule that all MFTs and Social Workers complete six or more hours of continuing education in laws and ethics each licensing cycle beginning with renewals in 2004. DO YOU WANT A HOME-STUDY COURSE INSTEAD? For a home-study course on laws and ethics, simply click here.
TESTIMONIALS Here are some comments about the program taken from recent course evaluations: "Dr. Frankel did an excellent job of speaking in understandable, clear language."—Psychologist, May 31, 2003 "Best ethics course I've taken in 30 years of practice!"— Marriage & Family Therapist, January 31, 2003 "Dr. Frankel took a very dry but important subject and made it more alive through both his knowledge and enthusiasm." —Renne Dvorak Bainvoll, Ph.D. / Psychologist / November 1, 2002 "The presenter was excellent, extremely knowledgeable, presented tough information in a captivating manner."—Psychologist, November 1, 2002 "Well organized, speaker adhered to topics andmade the subject matter tolerable."—Social Worker, November 1, 2002 Dr. Frankel... "managed high anxiety topic with less anxiety promotion than usually goes with this topic. This is by far the best legal course I've attended." —Psychologist, September 14, 2002 "Useful information presented in a palatable way." —Marriage & Family Therapist, September 14, 2002
TOPICS • Professional Issues, Laws, Rules, Regulations Update • Professional Ethics Update including APA, AAMFT, NASW • HIPAA Update & Compliance Tips • The Core of Risk Management: Record-Keeping • When a Therapist Dies or Becomes Disabled • Malpractice Insurance Issues • Strategies for Coping with High Liability Scenarios, such as -Consultation & Supervision -Tarasoff Revisited including New Developments -Suicide Risk Management & Prevention -Unique Risks for Group Practices & Agency-based Clinicians • Licensing Board Tips & Traps: What’s the Real Risk? • Balancing Clinical, Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues BONUS • Attending this risk management course annually may entitle you to a 5-10% malpractice premium credit. Please refer to your policy or consult your carrier (e.g., APA, APAIT, NPG, TIG) for details. • This risk management course is approved by the American Professional Agency, Inc. and qualifies for a 5% discount on psychology policies.
GOALS At the conclusion of this program you should be better able to: • Understand and implement new laws, rules, and regulations. • Incorporate the new HIPAA regulations into your practice. • Manage the unique risks associated with your specialty. SPEAKER PROFILE
	A. Steven Frankel, Ph.D., J.D., ABPP is both a Psychologist (#PSY 3354) and Attorney at Law. He is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He serves as an expert case reviewer for the Board of Psychology, has served as an expert for the Board of Behavioral Sciences, and is General Counsel for the California Association of Psychology Providers (CAPP). . He is a Clinical Professor of Psychology at USC, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Golden Gate University School of Law where he teaches Mental Disorder and the Law. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola Law School where he taught health care law, bioethics, and the regulation of health care practice. His expertise, sense of humor, participant ratings, and ability to bring life to a potentially dry topic such as laws and ethics earned him our Instructor of the Year award in 2000. Dr. Frankel will be the presenter in all locations through June 2004. However, because of scheduling conflicts in July 2004, he will not be teaching the course in Costa Mesa (July 16), Riverside (July 10), and Seattle (July 23).
	Lawrence E. Hedges, Ph.D., ABPP is a Psychologist (#PSY 3567) and Psychoanalyst in private practice specializing in the training of psychotherapists and psychoanalysts. He is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology, the director of the Listening Perspectives Study Center and the founding director of the Newport Psychoanalytic Institute. He is the author of numerous publications on the practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, including the following texts Listening Perspectives in Psychotherapy, Interpreting the Countertransference, Strategic Emotional Involvement, Working the Organizing Experience, and Remembering, Repeating & Working Through Childhood Trauma. His books on professional issues, ethics, and risk management in psychotherapy include Therapists at Risk and Facing the Challenge of Liability in Psychotherapy: Practicing Defensively. Because of scheduling conflicts, Dr. Hedges will be filling-in for Dr. Frankel in Costa Mesa (July 16), Riverside (July 10), and Seattle (July 23).