• 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

• 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

• 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