Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Name three points of confidentiality needed to comply to HIPAA regulations.
-Name three ways in which HIPAA guidelines affect psychiatrists' note-taking.
-Name three concepts related to a client’s informed consent.
-Identify three guidelines for confidentiality with minor clients.
-Discuss three ethical considerations of storing client information online.
-Name three changes in boundaries regarding disclosure of raw test data.
-Identify three confidentiality issues in the time of HIPAA.
-Explain when is it appropriate to disclose confidential information without the consent of the individual.
-Explain how did HIPAA extend the requirement of privacy protection to entities that it was not authorized to regulate. 
-Name the six steps to Yennie’s HIPAA compliance plan. 
-Explain what is “data scrubbing”.
-Explain what should Mental Health Professionals be especially familiar with.
-Explain what are the type of research must adhere to relevant HIPAA regulations. 
-Explain how does HIPAA broadly define “personal health information” (PHI).
-Explain what are the conditions can a clinic deny access to a person’s personal health information. 
-Explain what is the second confidentiality problem under HIPAA. 
-Explain what is the challenge concerning healthcare organizations ensuring HIPAA compliance. 
-Explain how are psychotherapy notes treated differently than other medical records.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."