Description
Watch Susan Lewis, psychologist and attorney, for this recording that will prepare you for litigation issues which can put your client, your license and your practice at risk.
Susan Lewis – California Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians
You will learn how to structure your practice to limit exposure of risk, as well as discover simple records, notes and actions that will protect you in the event of a complaint.
Susan will provide you with the following take-home tools to minimize risk:
Updates on HIPAA and California laws and regulations
Risk management strategies
How to avoid litigation dilemmas, complaints and malpractice actions
Best practices in the professional relationship, informed consent and office policies
You will learn through problem-solving discussions that are representative of actual ethical decisions you encounter in your clinical practice. The blending of Susan’s experience as a lawyer, work within the court system and extensive clinical experience makes her a hands-on, knowledgeable instructor!
Handouts
Manual – California Legal and Ethical Issues (1.25 MB) 43 Pages Available after Purchase
Outline
Clinician-Client Relationship
Law vs. ethics
Elements of legal informed consent
Nuts and bolts of office policies
Records vs. psychotherapy notes
What to put in a record
Limitations on confidentiality
California case law & danger to others
California duty to warn potential victims
HIPAA
The latest updates you need to know
Practical Approach to Risk Management
Elements of consent
Competence & scope of practice
Boundary violations/crossings
Issues with modern technology
Texting, cell phones, e-mail, video psychotherapy
Perils of supervision
Litigation
Licensing complaints & malpractice lawsuits
California specific statues
California rules and regulations
Case law and how to find it
Navigate the Legal System
Roles of attorneys
Confidentiality/privilege
Subpoena & disclosure of confidential information
Depositions, interrogatories, expert testimony
Treatment of Minors
California age of majority
Consent to treatment
Privilege/confidentiality
Separation & divorce
Case Studies
