Chapter 2: Keeping Clients Safe: Error and Safety in Behavioral Health Settings 3 CE Hours Release Date : July 10, 2023 Expiration Date : July 10, 2027 Upon successful completion of this course, continuing education hours will be awarded as follows: ● Social Workers and Psychologists: 3 Hours ● Professional Counselors: 3 Hours
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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. Matthew Lucas, MS, LMFT has no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course. Peer Reviewer : Scott Deatherage, PhD The planner who worked on this continuing education activity have disclosed that they have no significant financial or other conflicts of interest pertaining to this course book. objectives as a method to enhance individualized learning and material retention. ● Provide required personal information and payment information. ● Complete the mandatory Course Evaluation. ● Print your Certificate of Completion. Sponsorship/commercial support and non-endorsement It is the policy of Colibri Healthcare, LLC not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners.
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 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 How to receive credit ● Read the entire course online or in print. ● Depending on your state requirements you will be asked to complete: ○ A mandatory test (a passing score of 75 percent is required). Test questions link content to learning Colibri Healthcare, LLC implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of the continuing education activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of the course activity. Disclaimer The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative Disclosures Resolution of conflict of interest After completing this course, the learner will be able to: Describe the evolution of the patient safety movement. Explain the human factors approach to client safety. Identify strategies to improve client safety, such as safety briefings, root cause analysis, and disclosure. Course overview 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
to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
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Identify adverse events that are common in behavioral health settings. Describe the psychosocial needs of victims of medical error and their families.
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.
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Book Code: PCUS1624
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