[Download Now] Connecticut Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians – Susan Lewis

Susan Lewis will prepare you for litigation issues that can put your client, your license and your practice at risk. You will learn how to structure your practice to limit exposure of risk, as well as discover simple records, notes and actions that will protect you in the event of a complaint. Susan will show you how to minimize risk.

• Updates on HIPAA and Connecticut laws and regulations
• Risk management strategies
• How to avoid litigation dilemmas, complaints and malpractice actions
• Best practices in the professional relationship, informed consent and office policies

Problem solving discussions will show you how ethical decisions are made in your clinical practice. The blend of Susan’s experience as a lawyer, work within the court system and extensive clinical experience makes her a hands-on, knowledgeable instructor. If you are faced with litigation, this seminar recording will leave you competent and fearless.

1. Communicate how to avoid litigation dilemmas, licensing complaints and malpractice actions.
2. Explore the legal and ethical considerations for the treatment of minor populations in Connecticut with regard to age of consent, confidentiality and custody concerns.
3. Communicate how an understanding of common boundary and dual relationship issues/dilemmas can help you maintain appropriate relationships with your clients.
4. Recognize ethical challenges you should consider when responding to subpoenas that request disclosure of client records.
5. Analyze the limits of confidentiality as it relates to duty to warn law in Connecticut.
6. Articulate how risk management strategies regarding technology can keep client information secure and avoid violating HIPAA.

Clinician-client relationship.

• Law vs. ethics
• Elements of legal informed consent
• Nuts and bolts of office policies
  1. Records vs. psychotherapy notes
  2. What to put in a record
• Limitations on confidentiality
  1. Connecticut case law & danger to others
  2. Connecticut duty to warn potential victims
• HIPAA
  1. The latest updates you need to know

There is a practical approach to risk management.

• Elements of consent
• Competence & scope of practice
• Boundary violations/crossings
• Issues with modern technology
  1. Texting, cell phones, e-mail, video psychotherapy
• Perils of supervision

Litigation

• Licensing complaints & malpractice lawsuits
  1. Connecticut specific statues
  2. Connecticut rules and regulations
  3. Case law and how to find it

Figuring out the legal system.

• Roles of attorneys
• Confidentiality/privilege
• Subpoena & disclosure of confidential information

• DEPOSITIONS, INTERROGATORIES, EXPERT TESTIMONY

Minors are treated.

• Connecticut age of majority
• Consent to treatment
• Privilege/confidentiality
• Separation & divorce

There are case studies.

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