Course Details
| Course Title | California Law and Professional Ethics CA05B |
| Date |
Varies
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| Provider | CE4less |
| Phone | 1-800 554-3302 |
| Email | help@ce4less.com |
| Website |
CE4Less.com
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| Location | Online |
| Credit Hours | 2 |
| Instructor(s) | Heidi Dalzell, Psy.D., Teresa Crowe, PhD, LICSW, Claudia Dewane, D.Ed., LCSW |
| Method of Instruction | Online (Asynchronous/Self-paced) |
| Approving Agency | APA |
| Course Syllabus |
Course Syllabus.pdf
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Course Description
NOTE: This 12 CE unit course is approved for 2 hours of POST CPE credit.
This learning material meets the 12-hour California law and professional ethics pre-licensure requirement. Part I of this course, California Law and Ethics, provides a review of California-specific laws and professional ethics with expanded sections related to competency and burnout. Part II focuses on legal and ethical issues in treating victims of domestic violence. Part III provides a comprehensive look at the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a key topic for providers who take third-party reimbursement. As part of the overall discussion on competency, Part IV of this learning material discusses the provision of telehealth, which has seen unanticipated and exponential growth as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020. Part V provides an alternative lens through which to look at ethical issues, using the framework of medical errors and root cause analysis.
Course Objectives
- Discuss established ethical and legal requirements contained in the Statutes and Regulations Relating to the Practices of Professional Clinical Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Educational Psychology, Clinical Social Work and specified in the ethical codes for the professions identified.
Recognize common ethical dilemmas.Identify elements of licensing law and licensure processes for mental health professionals.Define confidentiality, limits of confidentiality, and informed consent.Explain relevant California laws governing professional practice, including laws regarding minors' consent and confidentiality, mandated reporting, Laura's Law, and laws governing subpoenas.Discuss the Tarasoff and Ewing rulings related to the professional duty to warn (now referred to as the duty to protect).Explain professional competence and the steps a provider should take to maintain competencies related to cross-cultural practice, self-assessment related to burnout, and competence to provide telehealth.Describe the dynamics of and ethical concerns related to dual relationships, including non-sexual and sexual relationships.Distinguish between termination and patient abandonment.Identify the scope of the problem, including intimate partner homicide, lethality assessment, and nonfatal injuries.Explain reasons why victims often fail to report intimate partner violence.Describe mandatory arrest and dual arrest policies and their implications.Describe issues related to empowerment and advocacy, ethical and legal issues related to domestic violence, and safety planning.Discuss ethical and legal issues related to domestic violence.Discuss established ethical and legal requirements contained in HIPAA.List the components of HIPAA.Explain incidental uses of health information and reasonable safeguards.Describe the informed consent procedure, including the Notice of Privacy Practices.Describe patient access to information.Distinguish between psychotherapy notes and the clinical record.Describe research related to the role and effectiveness of telehealth.Click on PREVIEW THE MATERIAL to see a complete list of the learning objectives.