Ways to Protect Your License

This course will review current standards of care that all clinicians need to maintain in order to avoid board complaints or civil lawsuits, and to keep their licenses. By outlining 26 specific ways in which therapists need to pay close attention to their practice, this course ensures participants are equipped to understand the ethical, legal, and clinical risks impacting them. Topics will also include some of the complex issues related to therapists engaging with clients via texting and social media, and some of the main ethical considerations surrounding Telehealth.

1.5 Hours CE. Recorded Video Format (non-interactive)

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1.55 hours 

CE CREDITS: 1.50 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate

PREREQUISITE(S): None

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:  5/3/2022

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

• Differentiate between ethical, legal, clinical, and risk management aspects of cases
• Describe the three most common complaints of state licensing boards filed against licensed psychotherapists and counselors
• Identify at least three of the more common ethical challenges for Telehealth practices
• List at least four ethical considerations and challenges for mental health professionals surrounding technology and social media

1. Standard of Care
   1. Defining Standard of Care
   2. Selected myths about Standard of Care
2. Protecting your License
   1. What to avoid doing
   2. Taking proactive steps
3. Concerns in Telehealth
   1. Crossing states’ lines
   2. Consent form
   3. Verification of clients
   4. Emergencies
   5. Unsuitable clients
   6. Risk of boundary violations
   7. Technical disruptions; Privacy & Security
4. Pandemic Impact on Psychotherapy
5. The Myth Around Civil Malpractice Lawsuit
6. Other Issues/Topics