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
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
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

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

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

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

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