Course 3C - Beyond the Yellow Legal Pad! Biopsychosocial and Risk Assessment of CD and MH Minors

$24.00 - [3 Credit Hours] THIS IS A PDF DOCUMENT which can be viewed with Adobe Reader or any other pdf reader program.

Move 'beyond the yellow legal pad' when assessing and diagnosing children and adolescents with CD-SA and Mental Health issues. Protect yourself from legal vulnerability, through documented competent assessment and treatment planning, particularly when working with children and adolescents who present a potential for harm to self or others. NOTE: The basic assessment principles in this course apply to adult clients as well as to youth - including in particular the PROCESS OF RISK ASSESSMENT.

Assessment Course 3C addresses serious assessment ERRORS to avoid, which can result in LEGAL complications and PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY issues. Understand the implications of erroneous or ignored DIAGNOSIS and failure to respond to regression or failure to progress.

The course presents a structured, 1-2-3 approach to Mental Health and Substance Abuse (AOD) Assessment of minor clients - emphasizing and demonstrating the features of assessment which facilitate a CORRECT DIAGNOSIS and APPROPRIATE TREATMENT PLANNING. It comes with a FREE DOWNLOADABLE ASSESSMENT FORMAT! Includes critical assessment and diagnostic ERRORS to avoid which can result in legal complications and professional liability issues.

Also includes a structured approach to RISK ASSESSMENT of a child or adolescent - including a short, easy-to-use FREE downloadable Risk Assessment Form.

GOALS of COURSE:

1. Learning which omissions and errors in Biopsychosocial Assessment of Children and Adolescents can leave the assessor vulnerable to legal liability in the event of an adverse treatment outcome.

2. Understanding how inadvertent omissions can adversely impact the correctness of diagnosis and the details of the treatment plan.

3. Learning to spot your own flawed documentation patterns which lead to audit woes and legal problems.

4. The details of competent ‘Assessment of Acute Risk’ with children and adolescents.


And, for you TEXAS professionals, the course and the assessment content FULLY SUPPORT YOUR TEXAS' TDSHS UA requests for children and adolescents. Be documented beyond question in that child's chart!

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NOTE: This course is a PDF DOCUMENT (Acrobat Reader) - not a slide show like some of our other courses.

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You can print the quiz before you begin to view the course materials - mark answers as you move through the document - and then pass the online quiz on the first try.

AOD Course 5H - Alcohol Problems in Intimate Relationships: Identification and Intervention with Families and Couples

$24 - 5 Credit Hours. THIS IS A 'QUIZ ONLY' COURSE! This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling for 5 credits in DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONTINUING EDUCATION. Read and print the study material and the quiz for FREE. Save it to your computer, and work off-line if you choose. YOU PAY ONLY TO TAKE THE QUIZ and to obtain your INSTANTLY DOWNLOADED 5 CEU CERTIFICATE. We accept PAYPAL and any regular credit or debit card.

This 5-credit hour AOD Treatment Intervention and Counseling Methodology course is accessed free of charge through an internet link to the National Institute on Alcohol and Alcoholism (NIAAA), an agency of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The course is appropriate for Marriage and Family Therapists, licensed counselors, Social Workers, and AOD treatment providers who ASSESS and TREAT or REFER clients with PRIMARY OR SECONDARY ALCOHOL PROBLEMS. The document contains an EXTENSIVE SET OF AOD ASSESSMENT FORMS which may be printed from your computer and used in your practice, without charge.

NOTE: How is this course different from most of the courses available on the CEU By Net website? Most of the courses on our site are developed by CEU By Net, and you pay your fee to access the in-house course materials and the quiz. However, this is a 'QUIZ ONLY' course. The material for this course - and the quiz which we have developed to assess mastery of the materials - may be accessed FOR FREE on the internet, by clicking a link on our site. After reviewing the materials free of charge, you may pay the fee to take our online quiz and obtain your instant-download certificate. [We suggest that you print a copy of the quiz and mark your answers as you read through the materials. Then, click the 'SIGN UP NOW' button in the catalog, pay your fee, and take the online quiz. You can transfer your answers from the previously printed copy of the quiz, to the online quiz, if you like.]

For additional information about the study materials - and to READ the online article and to PREVIEW AND PRINT a copy of the online quiz - JUST CLICK THE + SIGN BELOW THE 'GOALS' IN THIS SUMMARY, seen below.

THE GOALS, PER THE AUTHORS:

1. Introduce an “alcohol problems framework” and its implications for alcohol treatment and intervention.

2. Provide background information on defining characteristics and prevalence of a range of alcohol problems, including marital discord and domestic violence. 3. Describe the significance of alcohol problems in the couple and family context. .

3. Describe the significance of alcohol problems in the couple and family context.

4. Encourage adoption of a universal screening procedure in your practice for quick and efficient identification of undetected alcohol problems.

5. Provide a “Clinical Toolbox” to conduct effective screenings and assessments of alcohol problems.

6. Help to decide whether to treat, when to treat, and how to select an appropriate intervention including intervention to protect spouse and children from abuse and domestic violence.

7. Teach the essentials of providing brief interventions for alcohol problems.

8. Examine a range of treatment alternatives and discuss the factors to consider in choosing a treatment strategy or making a referral.

9. Provide a number of resources that will help to utilize the various treatment strategies available or make a referral to specialty treatment alternatives when appropriate.

Note: This course contains a link to study material available on the internet, rather than study guides on this web site. You may STUDY THIS COURSE and the quiz AT NO CHARGE. When you have studied the material and reviewed the quiz, you can come back to this site to take the quiz ONLINE and instantly receive your course completion certificate! For more information on this course - and to see a PREVIEW of the online quiz - click the '+' symbols, below:

AOD Course 5H - Alcohol Problems in Intimate Relationships - Study Guide Link

This PDF document - Alcohol Problems in Intimate Relationships: Identification and Intervention - may be viewed and printed for FREE. TO VIEW THE COURSE MATERIALS, CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW. YOU MAY ALSO VIEW AND PRINT A COPY OF THE QUIZ FOR FREE - JUST CLICK THE LINK. This study material is a current publication of the NIAAA and the National Institute of Health, within the public domain, intended for education and training purposes. The document contains an EXTENSIVE SET OF AOD ASSESSMENT FORMS which may be printed from your computer and used in your practice, without charge. NOTE: NOTE: The emphasis in this course is upon counseling with individuals in family or couples therapy who engage in PROBLEM DRINKING and RISKY DRINKING, neither of which don't necessarily meet the criteria for an alcohol dependency diagnosis. The AUTHORS MAKE THE POINT that when it is clear that a primary alcohol problem is present, referral of the client(s) for diagnosis, treatment, and assistance should be done – and we must ensure that case monitoring and follow-up services occurs. This open-access study material presents a clear, structured approach to ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT of alcohol-related issues within relationships and families - including multiple standardized and empirically validated ASSESSMENT FORMS which may be printed on your computer for personal use. Quoting the authors: "When someone experiences alcohol problems, the negative effects of drinking exert a toll, not only on the drinker, but also on their partner and other family members. Recent data suggest that approximately one child in every four (28.6%) in the United States is exposed to alcohol abuse or dependence in the family. One of the clearest demonstrations of how alcohol use negatively impacts the family is the widely documented association between alcohol use and interpersonal violence. Family problems that are likely to co-occur with alcohol problems include ... - Domestic violence - Marital conflict - Infidelity - Jealousy - Economic insecurity - Divorce - Fetal alcohol effect ... " Also quoting the authors: "Drinking problems may negatively alter marital and family functioning, but there also is evidence that they can increase as a consequence of marital and family problems. Thus, drinking and family functioning are strongly and reciprocally linked. Not surprisingly, alcohol problems are common in couples that present for marital therapy, and marital problems are common in drinkers who present for alcohol treatment." The NIAAA acknowledges William F. Northey, Jr., Ph.D., of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) for "acting as the catalyst for this partnership, and for his wisdom in sharing with us the results of an AAMFT/CSAT survey that revealed 84%-88% of marriage and family therapists treat clients with primary or secondary alcohol problems." TO VIEW THE COURSE (IT'S FREE) CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW. AND YOU MAY VIEW AND PRINT THE QUIZ FOR FREE ALSO - JUST CLICK THE LINK. Click here to view this study material. Click here to view and print the quiz you will take for this material.

Course 2F - Personality Disorders in Patients With HIV/AIDS

$18 - 2 Credit Hours. THIS IS A 'QUIZ ONLY' COURSE! Read and print the study material and the quiz for FREE. Save it to your computer, and work off-line if you choose. YOU PAY ONLY TO TAKE THE QUIZ and to obtain your INSTANTLY DOWNLOADED 2 CEU CERTIFICATE. We accept PAYPAL and any regular credit or debit card.

This 2 credit hour online course focuses upon ASSESSMENT AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION WITH individuals who have HIV/AIDS and a CONCURRENT PERSONALITY DISORDER. The course materials are accessed free of charge through an internet link to the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute’s Clinical Guidelines Development Program, The HIV Clinical Education Initiative (CEI).

The course is appropriate for AOD-SA-CD Counselors, Rehab Specialists, LPCs and other licensed counselors, Social Workers, and other treatment providers.

This publication is authored and published in the public domain by the AIDS Institute's Office of the Medical Director, in collaboration with The Johns Hopkins University, Division of Infectious Diseases. The AIDS Institute's Clinical Guidelines Program directly oversees the development, publication, dissemination and implementation of clinical practice guidelines addressing the management of adults, adolescents, and children with HIV infection.

About this publication, quoting the authors: "Patients with personality disorders often present challenging therapeutic situations ... Personality disorders among patients infected with HIV are associated with a higher rate of depression, maladaptive coping, and other psychiatric symptoms ....This chapter focuses on the fixed patterns of behavior and interpersonal relationships that characterize personality disorders, particularly the ways in which these behaviors impact medical care. Because interaction with others can be challenging for patients with personality disorders, they may be averse to medical treatment. Patients with personality disorders may want care but may not know how to accept it. .... Clinicians can interact with these patients effectively with a plan that focuses on support between the patient and the care team."

For additional information about the study materials - and to READ the online article and to PREVIEW AND PRINT a copy of the online quiz - JUST CLICK THE + SIGN BELOW THE 'GOALS' IN THIS SUMMARY, seen below.


NOTE: How is this course different from most of the courses available on the CEU By Net website? Most of the courses on our site are developed by CEU By Net, and you pay your fee to access the in-house course materials and the quiz. However, this is a 'QUIZ ONLY' course. The material for this course - and the quiz which we have developed to assess mastery of the materials - may be accessed FOR FREE on the internet, by clicking a link on our site. After reviewing the materials free of charge, you may pay the fee to take our online quiz and obtain your instant-download certificate. [We suggest that you print a copy of the quiz and mark your answers as you read through the materials. Then, click the 'SIGN UP NOW' button in the catalog, pay your fee, and take the online quiz. You can transfer your answers from the previously printed copy of the quiz, to the online quiz.]

Note: This course contains a link to study material available on the internet, rather than study guides on this web site. You may STUDY THIS COURSE and the quiz AT NO CHARGE. When you have studied the material and reviewed the quiz, you can come back to this site to take the quiz ONLINE and instantly receive your course completion certificate! For more information on this course - and to see a PREVIEW of the online quiz - click the '+' symbols, below:

Course 2F - Personality Disorders in Patients With HIV/AIDS

The following areas are addressed in this very practical, to the point publication - which emphasizes strategic teamwork and clinical consistency to effectively manage difficult clients/patients in an HIV/AIDS clinic setting: I. INTRODUCTION: Key Point: HIV-infected patients who present with maladaptive personality traits and behaviors may have other causative or co-occurring medical, mental health, and/or social disorders that require intervention. In addition, some patients with severe personality disorders may have styles of interaction that could foster conflict among patients, clinicians, and other staff. A team approach that relies on supportive, effective communication among everyone involved in the patient’s treatment is essential. II. DEFINITION OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS III. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR PERSONALITY DISORDERS A. Patients Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence B. Patients With Low or Borderline Intelligence IV. MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Key Point: The diagnosis of a specific personality disorder may not be as important as identifying and focusing on specific personality traits that make treatment planning and provision of health care difficult. The medical staff’s principal objective should be to help patients maximize health-oriented behaviors. A. General Approach to Patients With Personality Disorders 1. Effective Communication 2. Interdisciplinary Team 3. Developing a Treatment Plan 4. Educating Support Staff B. Approach to Specific Patient Types 1. Odd or Eccentric Patients 2. Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Patients 3. Anxious or Fearful Patients C. Structured Approach to Treatment of Personality Disorders - Key Point: Although long-term intensive, individual psychotherapy is necessary for fundamental, lasting change in patients’ personalities, briefer psychotherapies may help patients modify their maladaptive behaviors. REFERENCES FURTHER READING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Click here to view this study material. Click here to view and print the quiz you will take for this material.

National Guideline Clearinghouse Course 2E - The Treatment and Management of Depression in Adults

$18 - 2 Credit Hours. THIS IS A 'QUIZ ONLY' COURSE! Read and print the study material and the quiz for FREE, study off-line if you like, and take the quiz online. YOU PAY ONLY TO TAKE THE ONLINE QUIZ and to obtain your INSTANTLY DOWNLOADED 2 CEU CERTIFICATE.

This 2-credit hour Treatment Intervention course is accessed free of charge through an internet link to the National Guideline Clearinghouse, a project of the US Dept of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

This guideline for treatment of adults with varying levels of depression presents the 'Stepped-Care Model' - a structured framework for identifying and accessing the most effective treatment interventions. In stepped care, the least intrusive, most effective intervention is provided first; if a person does not benefit from the intervention initially offered, or declines an intervention, they are offered an appropriate intervention from the next step.

This NGC publication is not intended to teach specific therapeutic techniques or schools of thought regarding the treatment of depression. Rather, it presents a structured 4 STEP approach to EFFECTIVELY MATCHING treatment modalities to the specific characteristics of the individual, i.e., the severity of his depression, his previous response to treatment, and his preferences or rejection of specific modalities. The recommendations of the NGC are based upon an international collaborative sharing of clinical data bases.

NOTE: How is this course different from most of the courses available on the CEU By Net website? Most of the courses on our site are developed by CEU By Net, and you pay your fee to access the in-house course materials and the quiz. However, this is a 'QUIZ ONLY' course. The material for this course - and the quiz which we have developed to assess mastery of the materials - may be accessed FOR FREE on the internet, by clicking a link on our site. After reviewing the materials free of charge, you may pay the fee to take our online quiz and obtain your instant-download certificate. [We suggest that you print a copy of the quiz and mark your answers as you read through the materials. Then, click the 'SIGN UP NOW' button in the catalog, pay your fee, and take the online quiz. You can transfer your answers from the previously printed copy of the quiz, to the online quiz, if you like.]

GOALS OF THIS COURSE:

1. Know the principles for assessment, coordination of care and choosing treatments for adults with varying levels of depression.

2. Know the essentials for effective delivery of interventions for depression.

3. Understand the range of depressive severity, from persistent subthreshold depressive symptoms to severe and complex depression, and the differences in the treatment approach to each.

4. Understand the nature and use of the five interventions in the Stepped-Care Model, recommended by the National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC) for treatment of adults with various levels of depression.

Note: This course contains a link to study material available on the internet, rather than study guides on this web site. You may STUDY THIS COURSE and the quiz AT NO CHARGE. When you have studied the material and reviewed the quiz, you can come back to this site to take the quiz ONLINE and instantly receive your course completion certificate! For more information on this course - and to see a PREVIEW of the online quiz - click the '+' symbols, below:

Course 2E - The Treatment and Management of Depression in Adults

This is a QUIZ ONLY course, i.e., the online document and the quiz may be viewed and printed for FREE. You pay only if you decide to take the quiz and obtain a CE certificate from CEU By Net. You can also SAVE this online document as a PDF document for FREE .... and you can print it and read the course off-line if you so desire. This online document [accessed through the link at the end of this description] is the most recent guideline published by the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) for treatment of adults with various levels of depression. This study material uses a 4 STEP classification of depression severity, with corresponding response steps. Using the 4 STEP approach, the National Guidelines Clearinghouse recommends a step-wise set of interventions beginning with low intensity psychosocial interventions with a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach, to Group CBT and use of prescription drugs, to high-intensity psychological interventions which may include CBT, Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), and couples therapy ... and on to more intensive interventions if need be. The study material describes the recommended approach to delivery of the step-wise interventions, as well as approaches to relapse prevention. The options, benefits and cautions for use of pharmacology are also addressed. The NGC is a database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents, published as a resource for treatment professionals in the United States, by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). AHRQ is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The material - selected for publication in the United States by AHRQ - is jointly authored by an international group of distinguished individuals working with the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the UK. This material is within the public domain, and intended for education and training purposes. Click here to view this study material. Click here to view and print the quiz you will take for this material.

Aging Course 4G - Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive and Behavioral Dysfunction in Aging Adults

$28.00 - [Want to watch the Aging COURSE DEMO? Click the Aging Course Preview here.] This 4 Credit-Hour course presents a STRUCTURED SKILLS-BASED TREATMENT APPROACH to assessing and treating specific functional difficulties of the elderly, in various settings.

This course is not only for geriatric treatment providers. It's also appropriate for those who are working with adults and youth who are coping with an elderly person's cognitive and behavioral disturbance on a day to day basis. This includes School Psychologists and counselors, day treatment and hospital administrators, and others who seek to prevent burnout and "melt down" of an elderly patient's family members and treatment staff.

The assessment and treatment interventions taught in this course address COGNITIVE CONFUSION AND IMPAIRMENT in aging individuals (which at times may mimic dementia) - oftentimes appearing concurrent with serious AFFECTIVE conditions (such as DEPRESSION with or without agitation) and BEHAVIORAL difficulties (such as angry or explosive behavior, aggression, refusal to perform essential activities, and other behaviors which may lead to inpatient care if not stabilized).

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS in this age group is crucial and oftentimes more difficult than with the non-elderly client population. The clinical picture presented by such clients is oftentimes confusing and misleading, i.e., what “looks like Alzheimer’s” isn’t always Alzheimer’s disease, and isn’t always a case of organically based dementia which can be unresponsive to non-medical treatment interventions.

In the non-Alzheimer’s client, what we frequently see is cognitive confusion and behavioral abnormality following medical trauma including strokes and major surgery, loss of health or home or independence, and other such disruptive events. These functional difficulties are oftentimes complicated by depression and anxiety, and perhaps by difficulty in communicating basic wants and needs. These issues may lead to withdrawal from the environment and from social interaction, which can mimic organically based dementia.

Oftentimes we must “back into a diagnosis” . . . interacting with the individual in the treatment environment for a period of time that exceeds that normally required with non-elderly clients, and then formulate a differential diagnosis based on our experiences with the individual.

Perhaps more than with any other age group, ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS with the elderly is a DYNAMIC process. We must observe changes in affect and functional response to treatment interventions for a period of time that extends beyond a formal “intake evaluation”. How best to approach these non-Alzheimer's AGING issues, therapeutically, in a variety of settings? That’s the focus of this course.

Details: The course presents a STRUCTURED SKILLS-BASED APPROACH to assessing, treating, and documenting cognitive and behavioral difficulties of the elderly, in various settings. We present information that will allow you to effectively ASSESS and PRIORITIZE the cognitive and behavioral issues at hand, and to develop creative INTERVENTIONS that work!

We may find our aging clients in an outpatient clinic, residing in nursing facilities or participating in Day Care Centers operated by churches or private individuals – or simply living at home with adult children or other relatives.

More details: The interventions are particularly helpful with COGNITIVE confusion or impairment and BEHAVIORAL difficulties associated with any one of a number of precipitating factors – e.g., a mild stroke resulting in cognitive disturbance (with sensory-motor issues, perhaps receptive or expressive aphasia, mental confusion, etc) .... or cognitive confusion resulting from grief, loss, dislocation, etc. (e.g., a move to a nursing home, the loss of one’s personal home and possessions, death of a spouse, loss of independence, etc.).

Such elderly individuals oftentimes present with agitated or angry behavior, along with confusion. Such behavior is oftentimes accompanied by depressed and anxious emotionality, which can mimic dementia. How best to approach these issues therapeutically? And how best to resurrect cognitive skills which have fallen into disuse or impaired due to a stroke or situational trauma? That’s the focus of this course.

More details: The interventions we describe can be employed in multiple settings, including mental health clinics, professionally operated church day care programs for aging individuals with mental health issues, nursing homes – and at home with family, under professional supervision.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE:

1. Obtain an Overview of Cognitive and Behavioral (Functional) Deficits of the non-Alzheimer's Geriatric Population.

-- How is the cognitive and behavioral dysfunction of the AGING population different, compared to that of other people who have such issues? What factors contribute to the development of early cognitive confusion and decline? How to assess it?

2. Learn Specific Techniques for Reconnecting and Reinforcing Cognitive Processes in AGING INDIVIDUALS.

3. Learn Behavioral Management Techniques Tailored To The Aging or Geriatric Patient.

4. See Examples of Designing and Implementing Individualized Treatment Plans for Cognitively and Behaviorally Impaired Aging Mental Health Consumers.

5. Understand the Elements of Effective Documentation of Such Treatment

How is the cognitive and behavioral dysfunction of the AGING population different, compared to that of other people who have such issues? What factors contribute to the development of early cognitive confusion and decline? How to assess it? 2. Specific Techniques for Reconnecting and Reinforcing Cognitive Processes in AGING INDIVIDUALS. 3. Behavioral Management Techniques Tailored To The Aging or Geriatric Patient. 4. Designing and Implementing Individualized Treatment Plans for Cognitively and Behaviorally Impaired Aging Mental Health Consumers. 5. Effective Documentation of Such Treatment

Ethics 4D - When Insurance and State Contracts Are Paying the Bill – The Ethics of Treatment Documentation and Other Ethical Dilemmas in Today’s World.

$28.00 - A Four (4) Credit Hour Ethics Course Approved/Accepted for Professional Counselors, MFTs, Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, EAP providers, and other behavioral health practitioners in ALMOST EVERY STATE.

Ethics 4D is a fast-paced SLIDESHOW with content that's easy to understand and never boring - regarding the ETHICAL DILEMMAS (and pressures) encountered on a daily basis by those whose clients' fees or services are paid by insurance, managed care, Employee Assistance Programs, self-insured companies, or other closely monitored state or local contracts.

NOTE: Ethics 4D contains the same core material as the 3 credit-hour Ethics Course 3D, except that 4D includes additional material regarding these ethical issues.

This course is a close-up view of that sticky issue ... what to write (and not write) in a client's treatment record, from an ETHICS perspective, in this new era of tightly controlled health care costs. How much do you divulge about your ASSESSMENT of the client's DIAGNOSIS(ES), his prognosis, his functional status, and his response to treatment? What's ETHICAL - when the payor is demanding details? What's NECESSARY?

Is such scrutiny legitimate and ethical, or is it an invasion of your (and your client's) privacy? And is it ethical to provide the requested information? Do most states’ licensure standards SUPPORT - or OVERRULE - this type of documentation of a client's treatment information? The answer may surprise you.

SUMMARY OF GOALS:

1. Understand the ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL impact of CARE MANAGEMENT upon WHO gets treatment or related services, WHAT treatments and related services they may receive, and HOW MUCH of each intervention is allowed.

2. Identify the ETHICAL ISSUES faced by providers due to this new approach to authorization - in both the delivery of treatment or related services AND in the DOCUMENTATION of the ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, and RESPONSE TO TREATMENT OR INTERVENTION.

3. Learn how we can ETHICALLY accommodate these new service and documentation requirements, while simultaneously meeting the requirements of our Provider Agreements.

4. Identify additional ETHICAL DILEMMAS encountered in assessment and treatment of mental health and substance abuse clients, including the ethics of the Quality Management - Treatment Effectiveness scrutiny which HMOs and other such contract managers place upon the work we do. Is it ETHICAL activity, or is it invasive?

[Want to watch a short Ethics COURSE DEMO, with material from Ethics 4D and 3D? Click the Ethics Course Preview here.]

Ethics 3D - When Insurance and State Contracts Are Paying the Bill – The Ethics of Treatment Documentation in Today’s World.

$24.00 - A Three (3) Credit Hour Ethics Course Approved/Accepted for Professional Counselors, MFTs, Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, EAP providers, and other behavioral health practitioners in ALMOST EVERY STATE.

Ethics 3D is a fast-paced SLIDESHOW with content that's easy to understand and never boring - regarding the ETHICAL DILEMMAS (and PRESSURES) encountered on a daily basis by those whose clients' fees or services are paid by insurance, managed care, Employee Assistance Programs, self-insured companies, or other closely monitored state or local contracts.

NOTE: Ethics 3D contains the same core material as the 4 credit-hour Ethics Course 4D, except that 4D includes additional material regarding these ethical issues.

This course is a close-up view of that sticky issue ... what to write (and not write) in a client's treatment record, from an ETHICS perspective, in this new era of tightly controlled health care costs. How much do you divulge about your ASSESSMENT of the client's DIAGNOSIS(ES), his prognosis, his functional status, and his response to treatment? What's ETHICAL - when the payor is demanding details? What's NECESSARY?

Is such scrutiny legitimate and ethical, or is it an invasion of your (and your client's) privacy? And is it ethical to provide the requested information? Do most states’ licensure standards SUPPORT - or OVERRULE - this type of documentation of a client's treatment information? The answer may surprise you.

SUMMARY OF GOALS:

1. Understand the ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL impact of CARE MANAGEMENT upon WHO gets treatment or related services, WHAT treatments and related services they may receive, and HOW MUCH of each intervention is allowed.

2. Identify the ETHICAL ISSUES faced by providers due to this new approach to authorization - in both the delivery of treatment or related services AND in the DOCUMENTATION of the ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, and RESPONSE TO TREATMENT OR INTERVENTION.

3. Learn how we can ETHICALLY accommodate these new service and documentation requirements, while simultaneously meeting the requirements of our Provider Agreements.