Objectives
- Explore ethical and legal standards in counseling
- Disseminate all standard paperwork used in private practice and community mental health centers
- Explore the importance of documentation as an ethical and legal record
- Discuss the new standards set forth by HIPAA
- Be able to accurately and thoroughly complete all forms
- Identify types of questions to solicit various information
- Identify 5 sources of information to be used in an assessment
- Examine the most common diagnoses and how to assess symptoms
- Learn how assessment integrates with individualized treatment planning
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Objectives
- Explore ethical and legal standards in counseling
- Disseminate all standard paperwork used in private practice and community mental health centers
- Explore the importance of documentation as an ethical and legal record
- Discuss the new standards set forth by HIPAA
- Be able to accurately and thoroughly complete all forms
- Identify types of questions to solicit various information
- Identify 5 sources of information to be used in an assessment
- Examine the most common diagnoses and how to assess symptoms
- Learn how assessment integrates with individualized treatment planning
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Objectives
- Identify the purpose of setting goals
- Learn about SMART goals and how to set them
- Explore ways to help clients identify their goals
- Learn how to help clients increase and maintain motivation
- Identify the 6 most common pitfalls in goal setting, and how to prevent them
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Objectives
- Provide the client and significant others with clarification and further information as needed regarding the treatment program
- Examine ethical and legal standards in counseling
- Discuss what needs to be covered during orientation
- Explore effective communication styles
- List factors affecting the client's comprehension of assessment findings
- Discuss client rights
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Objectives
- Define the purpose of documentation
- Examine the types of information that should be documented
- Explore meaningful ways to organize charts
- Identify the impact HIPAA has on record keeping
- Identify the types of information insurers often require in charts
- Explore ethical issues that arise with documentation when treating families, conducting groups, working in agencies, working with involuntary clients
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Objectives:
- Explore data and information gathering methods
- Describe how the treatment plan and the integrated summary are related
- Learn how to use the goals identified in the integrated summary to drive the treatment plan
- Identify ways to tailor treatment plan goals to meet the Strengths, Needs, Attitudes and Preferences of your patient
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Contact Hours: 2
Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Objectives
- Identify types of progress notes including SOAP and DAT notes
- Identify the purpose of progress notes
- Explore requirements for progress notes for the coach
- Discuss how progress notes differ for the coach and the counselor
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes