__________________________________ Keeping Clients Safe: Error and Safety in Behavioral Health Settings
PYFL03KC — 3 CE CREDITS
R elease D ate : 07/10/23
E xpiration D ate : 07/10/2027
Keeping Clients Safe: Error and Safety in Behavioral Health Settings
Faculty Matthew Lucas, MS, LMFT i s a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing within an integrated primary care practice since 2015. He received a Masters of Science in counseling with an emphasis on marriage, family and child therapy from the University of Phoenix, Sacramento Gateway campus in Northern California. Additionally, he has maintained a private practice since 2011, and has previously directed several psychotherapeutic programs. Most notably, he developed and directed a brief therapy, partial hospitalization program for high-risk, self-harming adolescents. Mr. Lucas has completed on-going training in Jungian psychotherapy, and continues to study analytical concepts for treatment purposes. He is also an adjunct associate professor with the University of Maryland Global Campus, teaching in the University’s First Term Experience department. Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Matthew Lucas, MS, LMFT, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Division Planner Margaret Donohue, PhD Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell Division Planner/Director Disclosure The division planner and director have disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.
Audience This course is designed for all licensed behavioral and mental health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists. Course Objective This course focuses on five major components of the problem of medical error for behavioral health professionals. The first section describes the severity of the problem of medical error in the U.S. and outlines the evolution of the patient safety movement. The second section introduces concepts from human factors research that are essential to understanding the complexity of patient safety, and also outlines the importance of a culture of safety. The third section presents three basic strategies to reduce harm: Safety briefings, root cause analysis, and full disclosure. A fourth section addresses three error- prone situations that are common in behavioral health settings: Inadequate assessment of suicide risk, failure to comply with mandatory reporting laws, and failure to detect medical conditions that have psychological symptoms. The final section describes the psychosocial needs of survivors of medical error and their families. This course is intended for social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and advanced practice and psychiatric nurses. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Describe the evolution of the patient safety movement. 2. Explain the human factors approach to client safety. 3. Identify strategies to improve client safety, such as safety briefings, root cause analysis, and disclosure. 4. Identify adverse events that are common in behavioral health settings. 5. Describe the psychosocial needs of victims of medical error and their families.
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