Article archive / September 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 1. Source pages: 16.
The Louisiana Psychological Association will host a CE workshop presented by the American Psychological Association Insurance Trust (APAIT), “Adventures on the Electronic Frontier: Ethics and Risk Management in the Digital Era.” Six hours of CE credit is available for psychologists.
Jeffrey Younggren, Ph.D., ABPP, will present. He has extensive experience in law and clinical practice as well as consultations to psychologists in all aspects of professional practice to develop these nationally acclaimed risk management workshops, specifically designed for psychologists.
The workshop is designed to help practitioners reduce risk and also cope with ppotential complaints to licensing boards and ethics committees.
According to the APAIT website information, attendees will gain knowledge in how to:
Apply basic ethical principles to evaluate risks, benefits and appropriateness of using various electronic communication and social networking media in their professional practice in a variety of situations.
Identify ethical, legal and disciplinary trends concerning electronic communication that will allow them to anticipate, plan and adjust their practices accordingly.
Evaluate when and how to provide remote professional services, therapeutic and otherwise to clients in a way that minimizes disciplinary risk.
Understand, apply and integrate the laws and legal principles governing remote practice within and between states.
Identify various kinds of professional credentials that will enable them to increase their professional mobility.
Develop amendments to their informed consent and documentation and professional consultation policies to accommodate remote practice and electronic communication.
Identify important issues regarding privacy and confidentiality issues created by electronic communication mediums and technologies that present risks to clients so they can clearly discuss these risks with clients who wish to utilize these technologies.
Evaluate and improve their competency to utilize electronic technology and provide remote services to their clients.
Discuss and apply specific, positive, ethically based, strategies to manage the disciplinary risks presented by remote electronic communication and professional service delivery based on documentation, consultation, informed consent and demonstration of competency.
For more information contact LPA at 22.766.0185.
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