Live Seminar
Law and Ethics: The Therapist Legal Toolkit
Objective
- List three important guidelines for deposition testimony
- Describe two confidentiality issues in emerging technologies (including telemedicine, internet therapy and e-mail)
- Identify two changes in California's duty to warn laws
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All seminars run from 9am to 4pm.
Course Description
This new and completely revised law and ethics seminar provides therapists with the necessary tools needed to negotiate the legal obstacles faced in practice. Attendees will receive articles, updated office forms, deposition guidelines, a revised HIPAA packet, and tips for working with difficult patients, averting licensing board complaints, and avoiding patients' litigation. The course will address therapist dilemmas such as treating children in high conflict divorce, unilateral termination decisions, and saying "no" to various patient requests.
Instructor
Michele Licht J.D., Attorney at Law
is an attorney in private practice specializing in health care law and psychotherapy practice issues. She represents psychologists, LCSWs, MFTs, and psychiatrists before licensing boards and ethics committees. Ms. Licht has written extensively on risk management issues, and she is the recipient of honors from many mental health associations.
Registration Information
A continental breakfast, catered lunch, and afternoon snacks are included in the registration fee for all seminars.
The course fee is determined by the date of payment in relation to the course date:
- Early Registration: If payment is received 3 weeks prior to the seminar date.
- Regular Registration: For payments received by the Wednesday prior to the seminar date.
- Last Minute Registration: For payments received the Thursday or Friday prior to the weekend of the seminar. Last minute registration is dependent on available space.
Cancellation Policy
There is a $35.00 processing fee, per seminar, for refunds requested by the Wednesday prior to the weekend of the seminar. After that time, there will be no refunds. If a course must be cancelled due to an unforeseen event (e.g., natural disaster, instructor illness), the seminar will be rescheduled. Participants will be credited to take the rescheduled course or another PPS seminar. No refunds will be given.
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