Professional Wills

If you were in a car accident this weekend, what would happen to your clients on Monday morning? Would they show up to your office, waiting for you? How would they learn what happened, or when you might be back? None of us likes to think about the possibility of an unexpected illness or emergency, but they happen. A professional will can be the difference between a personal emergency and an emergency that also leads to client abandonment.

This course reviews the need for mental health professionals to have a professional will; ethical standards related to professional wills; necessary components of a professional will; and what to do once you've written your professional will.

1 hour CE. Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.12 hours 

CE CREDITS: 1.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Introductory

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE: 1/21/2019

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Describe why professional wills are necessary for mental health care providers
• List at least five necessary components of a professional will
• Integrate current practices into a professional will

1. The need for professional wills
2. Ethical standards
3. Components of a professional will
4. What to do once your will is prepared