There are possible risk issues in private practice, even before a client comes in for their first appointment. There are simple practices mental health professionals can use for everything from file keeping to paperwork to work effectively with their clients while decreasing potential risks in private practice.
In this 2-hour continuing education web conference, Amy L. Hooper, LCSW-C, CEAP will discuss steps clinicians can take to maintain or improve HIPAA compliance and confidentiality. Amy will identify several areas where many clinicians may not realize they are not maintaining HIPAA compliance.
Amy will explore risks associated with electronic communication, encryption, and phone use and explain how these risks can be minimized. Amy will discuss how to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule, what a Risk Assessment Plan is, and why it is needed in private practice. She will also highlight professional risks and the effective use of consultation while seeing clients in private practice.
This introductory instructional level web conference is designed to help clinicians:
If you have any questions or concerns about this web conference, or would like more information, please contact us here.
Before the scheduled event, all registered attendees will be sent a reminder email from GoodTherapy.org with specific instructions on how to log in to the web conference center, as well as links to optional handout materials if applicable.
To attend the event, registered attendees will log in to the web conference center using a computer or device (smartphone or tablet with internet access) and calling in to the teleconference line on a phone. Attendees will be able to ask live audio questions via phone and/or submit text chat questions via their computer or device. Attendees who are logged in to the event center will be able to see live streaming video and/or document sharing. Alternatively, attendees may dial in to the teleconference line only, though attendees dialing in by phone only will be unable to ask questions.
At the conclusion of this event, participants will receive an email with information about how to request a CE certificate in the GoodTherapy.org Member's Area. To confirm attendance, participants must enter the start and end codes announced at the beginning and end of the live presentation. Participants will also be prompted to complete an online survey evaluating the event. Participants will need to complete this online survey within six days after the event. Once completed, participants will be able to download a copy of their CE certificate instantly.
For additional information about this event or our CE grievance procedures, please contact us here.
2 CE contact hours will be provided by GoodTherapy.org for attending this web conference in its entirety.
GoodTherapy.org is an Approved Education Provider by NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals (provider #135463). Of the eight counselor skill groups ascribed to by NAADAC, this course is classified within Counseling Services.
GoodTherapy.org is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.
GoodTherapy.org, provider #1352, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 3/30/2022 – 3/30/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits.
GoodTherapy.org is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GoodTherapy.org maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
GoodTherapy.org, SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0395.
GoodTherapy.org, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0022 and for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0031.
This web conference is available at no cost to GoodTherapy.org members.
Amy L. Hooper is a licensed clinical social worker and the director of Another Look at Healing, LLC, a counseling center in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Amy started her private practice in 2008, bringing it from a one-clinician, part-time practice to a thriving, multi-clinician private pay practice and wellness center with a waitlist and administrative support offering individual, couples, family, and group therapy.
Amy loves helping clinicians learn how to limit liability, set fees, create a website, stay HIPAA-compliant, add associates, build multiple streams of income, generate ideal clients with a business and marketing plan, and more. She has a supportive, collaborative relationship with her coaching clients, allowing for quick results and practice growth.
Amy has created a wide range of online webinars available for download for basic information about practice development at www.practicedevelopmentcoaching.com. You can also contact Amy through her website to schedule one-on-one coaching sessions.