2010 Required Courses Day in 10 Cities!
COURSES
- Ethics and Laws for the Helping Professional (3 CEs) taught by one of the attorneys on our faculty
- Preventing Medical Errors (2 CEs) taught by one of the professionals on our faculty
- Domestic Violence Update (2 CEs) taught by one of the professionals on our faculty
SCHEDULE
8 AM Registration
8:30 AM Ethics and Laws
11:30 AM Domestic Violence Update
1:30 PM Preventing Medical Errors
3:30 PM Dismissal
Training runs from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. You must attend each course in its entirety to receive credit for the course.
DAY INCLUDES
Morning coffee and light lunch are included in the package. Be sure to let us know when you register if you prefer a standard or vegetarian lunch.
PRICING
First-time Registrants: $175
Early Bird Rate* for Members (Repeat Attenders): $139
Regular Rate** for Members (Repeat Attenders): $159
*Early Bird Rate applies to registrations made NO LATER than10 calendar days prior to the event
**Regular Rate applies to registrations made 9 days or less prior to the event
PARKING
Some locations may charge a fee for parking. This fee is NOT included in the price of the event.
CE CREDIT APPROVAL
Ethics and Laws for the Helping Professional
This course has been approved by the Florida boards for the following licensees:
- Psychologists (PY)
- School Psychologists (SS)
- Limited License Psychologists
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
Preventing Medical Errors
This course has been approved by the Florida boards for the following licensees:
- Psychologists (PY)
- School Psychologists (SS)
- Limited License Psychologists
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Domestic Violence Update
This course has been approved by the Florida boards for the following licensees:
- Psychologists (PY)
- School Psychologists (SS)
- Limited License Psychologists
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
T.W.I.C.E. Educational Services, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. T.W.I.C.E. Educational Services, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Ethics and Laws for the Helping Professional
At the completion of this presentation, each participant will be able to:
- Discuss Florida Statutes Chapters 490 and 491 and recent changes in the laws
- Discuss F.A.C. 64B19 and 64B4 which regulate professionals under Chapters 490 and 491
- Identify situations in professional practice which could lead to violations of the APA Code of Professional Conduct
- Identify which acts or omissions constitute ethical misconduct in mental health practice
Preventing Medical Errors
At the completion of this presentation, each participant will be able to:
- Define medical errors, sentinel events and root cause analysis
- Describe current strategies that the Joint Commission has laid out to prevent medical errors
- Define the roles of a patient in preventing medical errors
- Defne strategies for medical and mental health practitioners to prevent errors, in particular the challenges of engaging patients/clients across many languages and cultures.
Domestic Violence Update
At the completion of this presentation, each participant will be able to:
- Discuss new legislation regarding domestic violence
- Discuss the factors that contribute to victims staying with batterers
- Diagnose batterers
- Describe the challenges that victims of abuse with chemical dependency and mental illness may face
- Describe the dynamics of sexual assault
- Conduct a lethality assessment
- Describe and discuss when and how to treat violence, and when to refer
- Help client conduct safety plan
- Discuss past and present efforts for prevention of IPV