- Identify the diverse purposes of documentation.
- Address documentation challenges related to client privacy, confidentiality, and privileged communication.
- Identify the implications of skilled documentation for risk management in behavioral health.
- Avoid common documentation mistakes.
- Develop documentation protocols consistent with ethical standards in behavioral health.
- Implement ethics-informed documentation strategies to protect clients and prevent lawsuits and licensing board complaints.
When ethical conflicts arise in practice,
are you prepared to effectively respond?
are you prepared to effectively respond?
Sometimes regarded as a "necessary evil," the reality is that the quality of practitioners' documentation often determines the outcomes of lawsuits and licensing board complaints filed against practitioners.
Skilled documentation that is consistent with ethical standards can ensure you are providing quality services to your clients and often leads to positive litigation and licensing board decisions. Skilled documentation can also save you valuable time.
In contrast, poor documentation can be disastrous when introduced as evidence in court and licensing board proceedings.
That's why we created this training with Dr. Frederic Reamer, a leading trainer and author on risk management and documentation in behavioral health as well as extensive experience as an expert witness for more than 30 years in litigation and licensing board cases throughout the United States.
And here's the best part. It's absolutely FREE.
He will not only answer your questions about "what to do when things are already going wrong" but will also equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to prevent documentation problems from ever popping up in the first place.
You'll get everything you need to be up-to-date and ready on it all, including:
- State-of-the-art documentation standards
- When to be vague and detailed in clinical notes
- Key ethical issues and standards related to documentation in behavioral health
- Relevant statutes, regulations, and case law
- Practical documentation strategies to protect clients and clinicians
- And much more!
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Free LIVE Ethics Training
Documentation and Risk Management in Behavioral Health
Top Ethical Challenges
Top Ethical Challenges
Featuring Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
December 12th, 2024 — 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central
$249.99 Total Value!
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training!*
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Too often practitioners' documentation exposes them to considerable risk related to audits and lost revenue. Documentation is an essential element of behavioral health — don't let the "necessary evil" affect your practice and clients.
Ethics expert and former chair of the task force that wrote the NASW Code of Ethics, Dr. Reamer delivers an interactive, dynamic presentation on ever-changing documentation and risk-management challenges in behavioral health. He will offer practical advice from both the legal and behavioral health points of view to help you stay on top of issues that arise in everyday clinical situations.
You'll get:
- 1 day of live expert-led training
- On-demand access to the recording for 14 days*
- Interactive Q&A
- The complete set of course materials
- Upgrade to receive up to 6.25 live or self-study ethics CE hours
This unique opportunity for free Documentation and Risk Management in behavioral health Training may not come again...
And at no cost, you've got nothing to lose... And SO much to gain!
See what your colleagues say about this Ethics Training!
"20+ years ago I attended a similar training by Reamer and that has guided how I do documentation throughout my whole career; today I would say this newest version is equally important to me. He is the absolute gold standard, and I have spent my career teaching what I learned from him long ago. — Melanie N. Social Worker
"Best Ethics training I have ever had, thank you Frederick Reamer for all of your work in this complicated area! — Angela N. Social Worker
"Great presentation that really added to my knowledge base! Thank you for your protocols and ways to think about notes. I feel I can sit in front of the computer and be more confident today! — Denise G. Psychologist
"Great presentation, giving clear and direct guidance. Attended to nuances and covered a wide breadth of information. — Jennifer C. psychologist
"How to properly document has been a high concern of mine for years. Thank you for the valuable information and reasons behind what is best practice! — Pearl B. Counselor
Free LIVE Ethics Training
Documentation and Risk Management in Behavioral Health
Top Ethical Challenges
Top Ethical Challenges
Featuring Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
December 12th, 2024 — 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central
$249.99 Total Value!
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training!*
*CE hours and Certificate of Completion are available for an additional cost. Register for more information.
What You'll Learn
Course Outline
The Role of Documentation in Behavioral Health
- Effective client assessment
- Planning and delivering services
- Accountability to third parties
- Continuity and coordination of services
- Supervision of clinicians and staff
- Evaluation of services
Policies and Protocols for Documentation Challenges
- What to document and what not to document
- Language and terminology
- Use of electronic health records
- Ways to enhance credibility and mistakes to avoid
- Access and disclosure of documents to clients or third parties
- Record retention
Ethical Standards
- Privacy: Protecting client information in records
- Confidentiality: Disclosure of protected health information
- Privileged communication: Disclosure during legal proceedings
- Informed consent: Consent to treat
- Defamation of character: Preventing libel and slander
Ethics-Informed Documentation Strategies
- Vague documentation v. detailed documentation
- Long notes v. short notes
- Decisions about third-party access to records
Documentation and Risk Management: Malpractice and Licensing Board Complaints
- The nature of malpractice: Documentation issues
- Malpractice and licensing board risks related to documentation
- Standards of care in documentation
- Acts of omission in documentation
- Acts of commission in documentation
- Responding to subpoenas
- Documentation challenges in the digital age
Practical Tips on the Do’s and Don’ts of Mental Health Documentation
- Examples of good and bad notes
- Case examples
Free LIVE Ethics Training
Documentation and Risk Management in Behavioral Health
Top Ethical Challenges
Top Ethical Challenges
Featuring Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
December 12th, 2024 — 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central
$249.99 Total Value!
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training!*
*CE hours and Certificate of Completion are available for an additional cost. Register for more information.
See what your colleagues are saying about Dr. Reamer!
"Dr Reamer was very informative and made this information fun to learn!"
— Brooke S. Social Worker
— Brooke S. Social Worker
"Dr. Reamer did a fantastic job presenting this material. He provided great examples from his experience as a practitioner to apply the many concepts in his presentation. Well done!"
— Annika M. Psychologist
— Annika M. Psychologist
"Dr. Reamer is very knowledgeable and great at explaining and clarifying dense and difficult subject matter. I learned so much!"
— Jennie M. LMFT
— Jennie M. LMFT
"Excellent presentation. The speaker was incredible knowledgeable and this information is incredibly useful for day to day practice in the mental health field."
— Jaime C. LPC
— Jaime C. LPC
"Thanks to Dr. Reamer for providing this course. To have a mental professional of his stature and experience is over tremendous benefit to practitioners."
— Gary P. Psychologist
— Gary P. Psychologist
Meet Your Trainer!
Frederic G. Reamer, PhD, has been a professor in the graduate program of the School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island for 40 years. Dr. Reamer received his PhD from the University of Chicago and has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He chaired the national task force that wrote the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and served on the task force that added technology standards to the code. Dr. Reamer lectures both nationally and internationally on the subjects of professional ethics, professional malpractice and liability, and documentation. In addition to ethics, his research and teaching have addressed a wide range of human service issues, including mental health, health care, criminal justice, and public welfare. Dr. Reamer has conducted extensive research on professional ethics and has been involved in several national research projects sponsored by The Hastings Center, Carnegie Corporation, Haas Foundation, and the Center for Bioethics of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Reamer has been an expert witness and formal ethics consultant in more than 130 litigation and licensing board cases throughout the United States. He is the author of many books and other publications on ethical standards in behavioral health, risk management, and documentation.
Click here for information about Frederic G. Reamer.Frequently Asked
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No catch. Over the last few years, thanks to the generosity of our expert speaker and the support of therapists like you, we've had the amazing opportunity to provide professional training to more therapists than ever.
Because proper documentation and risk management are something all therapists need to know about, we wanted to pull together the very best of the best into an exclusive training that's accessible to all therapists. It helps the field and in turn, helps us fulfill our mission.
Yes! Just register above and then click the "Self Study" CE button on the next page and purchase the recording package. You'll get unlimited access to the training and will be able to earn self-study CE.
YES! You'll be able to engage with the presenter and chat with colleagues throughout the presentation.
Yes! You get unlimited replay access for 14 days after the training. Replays will be available within the week after the training ends and will be in the same place where the live sessions took place in your account portal.
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Free LIVE Ethics Training
Documentation and Risk Management in Behavioral Health
Top Ethical Challenges
Top Ethical Challenges
Featuring Frederic G. Reamer, PhD
December 12th, 2024 — 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central
$249.99 Total Value!
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training!*
*CE hours and Certificate of Completion are available for an additional cost. Register for more information.
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