Ethics in Behavioral Health Documentation: Reasons, Risks, and Rewards _____________________________ PYNC03ET — 3 CE HOURS R elease D ate : 07/10/2023 E xpiration D ate : 07/10/2027
Ethics in Behavioral Health Documentation: Reasons, Risks, and Rewards
land Global Campus, teaching in the University’s First Term Experience department. Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Matthew Lucas, MS, LMFT, has dis- closed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Division Planners John M. Leonard, MDJohn V. Jurica, MD, MPHMargo A. Halm, RN, PhD, ACNS-BC, FAANRandall L. Allen, PharmD Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell Division Planners/Director Disclosure The division planners and director have disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned. Accreditations & Approvals In support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Audience This course is designed for all licensed mental health providers. Course Objective The purpose of this course is to introduce the reader to the importance of ethical and intentional clinical documentation, and to provide strategies for documenting services that adhere to ethical guidelines and avoid risk. This basic-level course is intended for both novice and seasoned human service and healthcare professionals, including social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psy- chologists. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Explain the rationale for high-quality documentation. 2. Describe the content of good clinical documentation. 3. Identify aspects of clinical documentation that present potential ethical problems. 4. Describe decision making in ethical documentation. 5. Discuss proper documentation within integrated care settings. 6. Recognize documentation risks specific to digital record-keeping. Faculty Matthew Lucas, MS, LMFT is 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 pri- vate 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 Mary-
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psycho-
logical Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibil- ity for the content of the programs.. Designations of Credit NetCE designates this continuing education activity for 3 Ethics CE credits.
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